Here was a reporter seeking to cover the crisis in Ethiopia thoroughly and fairlyand the government's response was to thwart his efforts so that the alarming events in Ethiopia can stay hidden from the rest of world. This is all the more worrying in the context of the current crackdown on local journalists, at least 17 of whom are in jail for their work.
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