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Members of the Zone 9 blogging collective in December 2012
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 faced terrorism charges for their writing at the time. The action had sparked an online protest.[1]
They were additionally charged with conspiracy for using basic online encryption tools that journalists routinely use to protect their sources.[2] The arrested bloggers and journalists received training in digital security from the Tactical Technology Collective / Front Line Defenders Security in a Box program.[3]
Ethiopia's constitution explicitly protects freedom of speech and the right to privacy, yet the media is controlled by the government. Although the Internet is harder to censor than broadcast or print, the government has exercised control by jailing those who use the Internet to communicate critically about social or political issues in the country.[4] There is only one Internet service provider (ISP) in Ethiopia, Ethio telecom, and it is owned by the government.[5] Also in 2012, Ethio telecom blocked access to the Tor network, which lets users browse the Internet anonymously and access blocked websites.[6]
On 8 and 9 July 2015, five of the bloggers were released from prison and all charges against them were dropped.[7]
In 2015 the Zone 9 bloggers were awarded the International Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists.[8]
^"#BBCtrending: Jailed bloggers spark Ethiopia trend". BBC News. 30 April 2014.
^Chala, Endalkachew (12 August 2014). "Full Translation of Zone9ers Charge Sheet". Retrieved 24 August 2014.
^"Tactical Tech's and Front Line Defenders' statement on Zone 9 Bloggers". Tactical Technology Collective. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
^"2013 prison census: 211 journalists jailed worldwide". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
^Moskvitch, Katia (15 June 2012). "Ethiopia clamps down on Skype and other internet use on Tor". BBC News. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
^"Government steps up control of news and information". Reporters Without Borders. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
^"BREAKING: Three Ethiopian Journalists Freed From Prison, But Others Remain Behind Bars". Global Voices. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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