Ethiopia Insight published on 11 December 2022 a commentary titled "Unlawful Detention of Journalists in Ethiopia Continues Despite Amended Laws" by Zelalem Shiferaw Woldemichael, Melbourne Law School.
The author argues that despite Ethiopian enaction of the New Media Law, which forbids depriving journalists of their liberty at the pre-trial and trial stages, there is an increase in such practices. This reflects the failure of the judiciary to discharge its constitutional mandate.
