Zone 9 bloggers

The Zone 9 bloggers are a blogging collective from Ethiopia, who maintain a blog in Amharic. On 25 and 26 April 2014, the Ethiopian government arrested six members of the Zone 9 bloggers network and three other journalists, who all now face terrorism charges for their writing. The action has sparked online protest. In 2015 the Zone 9 bloggers were awarded the International Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Zone 9 bloggers

The Zone 9 bloggers are a blogging collective from Ethiopia, who maintain a blog in Amharic. On 25 and 26 April 2014, the Ethiopian government arrested six members of the Zone 9 bloggers network and three other journalists, who all now face terrorism charges for their writing. The action has sparked online protest. In 2015 the Zone 9 bloggers were awarded the International Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists.