{"id":5406,"date":"2015-12-31T14:03:12","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T14:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/?p=5406"},"modified":"2015-12-31T14:03:12","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T14:03:12","slug":"white-house-says-concerned-by-arrest-of-journalists-in-ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/unitederitreamedia.com\/blog12\/2015\/12\/31\/white-house-says-concerned-by-arrest-of-journalists-in-ethiopia\/","title":{"rendered":"White House says concerned by arrest of journalists in Ethiopia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_18_1_1_1451570158302_583\" class=\"credit-bar clearfix large-sharebtns\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_18_1_1_1451570158302_869\" class=\"interest-bar\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_18_1_1_1451570158302_868\" class=\"action-bar\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_18_1_1_1451570158302_867\" class=\"action-bar-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"mediacontentsharebuttons-light\" class=\"yom-share-btns-container light\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_18_1_1_1451570158302_866\" class=\"share-btns-int-container\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_18_1_1_1451570158302_865\" class=\"share-btns\">\n<ul id=\"yui_3_18_1_1_1451570158302_864\">\n<li class=\"share-btn tumblr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/white-house-says-concerned-arrest-journalists-ethiopia-072751077.html?nf=1#\" data-ylk=\"rspns:xpnd;t1:a3;t2:ct-mod;t3:ld;sec:ct-mod;slk:expand;elm:img;elmt:ct;itc:1;grpt:;edtr_vos:;g:;aid:bbdcba07-91cc-3b25-8229-332dd59cc3a0;ct:4;cpos:1;\" data-rapid_p=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/l.yimg.com\/bt\/api\/res\/1.2\/_SDDwZ8c1H9cVXGbPz41CA--\/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9MjAwO3E9NzU7dz0zMDA-\/http:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en_ZA\/News\/Reuters\/2015-12-31T072751Z_1007970001_LYNXMPEBBU07K_RTROPTP_2_OZATP-US-USA-ETHIOPIA-JOURNALISTS.JPG\" alt=\"U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the African Union in Addis Ababa\" width=\"300px\" height=\"200px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_18_1_1_1451570158302_581\" class=\"small-cover-wrap \">\n<div id=\"yui_3_18_1_1_1451570158302_580\" class=\"\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_18_1_1_1451570158302_579\" class=\"img-wrap\">\n<figure id=\"yui_3_18_1_1_1451570158302_578\" class=\"small-cover   \n\n                        get-lbdata-from-dom\n                                go-to-slideshow-lightbox\n                        \" data-id=\"bbdcba07-91cc-3b25-8229-332dd59cc3a0\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_18_1_1_1451570158302_577\" class=\"cta-overlay\"><span id=\"yui_3_18_1_1_1451570158302_1433\" class=\"icon-slideshow icon-white-slideshow-small \">.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) &#8211; The White House on Wednesday voiced concern about the arrest of journalists in Ethiopia and urged that country&#8217;s government to release people imprisoned for exercising their right to free expression.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_18_1_1_1451570158302_906\">While the United States had welcomed the release of several detained bloggers in Ethiopia earlier this year, National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said in a statement, &#8220;we are deeply concerned by the recent arrests of other journalists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_18_1_1_1451570158302_1022\">He did not give details about the recently arrested journalists.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_18_1_1_1451570158302_1045\">On a visit to Ethiopia in July, U.S. President Barack Obama said in a speech at the African Union in Addis Ababa that Ethiopia &#8220;cannot unleash the full potential of its people&#8221; if it jails journalists and restricts legitimate opposition groups.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_18_1_1_1451570158302_1341\">An Ethiopian opposition party leader said on Friday police had arrested two of its senior members on suspicion of inciting weeks of protests against government plans to set up a new economic zone near the capital that would displace farmers.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_18_1_1_1451570158302_1274\">&#8220;We urge the Ethiopian Government to release journalists and all others imprisoned for exercising their right to free expression, to refrain from using its Anti-Terrorism Proclamation as a mechanism to silence dissent,&#8221; Price said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/l3.yimg.com\/bt\/api\/res\/1.2\/OGt94hXLi8pJ3gZn0K8OFA--\/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztxPTg1\/http:\/\/l.yimg.com\/a\/p\/us\/news\/editorial\/d\/0c\/d0c3eb8ca18907492a4b337b5cec5193.jpeg\" alt=\"Reuters\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; . 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