ADDIS ABABA — Tiegist Zerihun (pictured) and Mentamer Tsegaw, journalists with Sheger FM 102.1, have been imprisoned for their reporting earlier this September.

Their arrest has sparked outrage among press freedom advocates, who say the continued targeting of independent media voices is part of a broader pattern of silencing dissent in Ethiopia.

Calls for their immediate release are growing, with many urging authorities to respect freedom of the press and allow journalists to work without fear of imprisonment.