Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma arrested in Ethiopia

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BY KEVIN KOECH

Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma was on Friday, July 3 reportedly arrested in Ethiopia for covering the protests that erupted in Oromoo following the killing of musician Hachalu Hundessa.

Hundessa who was perceived as an activist for the Oromo ethnic group was shot dead while driving in Adis Ababa on Monday.

81 people have been killed since the protests erupted.

While reason behind Hundessa’s killing remains unclear, the deceased had apparently been receiving death threats.

Other reports indicate that Juma was arrested at Ethiopian activist Jawar Mohammed’s residence.

Jawar is a fierce critic of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

In 2016, the freelance journalist cum blogger was arrested by Anti Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) after he blogged about the Al Shabaab attack on the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) El Adde base.

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