Eyob Shimelis

HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Country(ies) of nationality
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
  • Journalist/Blogger
HRD's thematic area of engagement
  • Civil and political rights
  • Fight against corruption
  • Fight against impunity
HRD's Picture
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Eyob Shimelis Facebook page
HRD's bio and work

Eyob is a journalist who graduated from Jimma University in Ethiopia. He is the founder of a social media page called "Sidama News", which has 109k followers on TikTok. He reports on corruption issues from the Sidama Regional State, one of the regions in Ethiopia.

HRD's geographical origin
Semi urban
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
  • Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa
Location of detention - City/Town
Hawassa City, Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia
Geolocation of detention

Latitude: 7.048612663451394

Longitude: 38.497207632403445

Geolocation of detention
Detained since
Dec 1, 2025
Current Status
Released on bail
Date of release
Dec 25, 2025
Charge(s)
  • Defamation
  • Spreading fake news
Recent case update / evolution

Journalist Eyob was released on bail after 25 days of detention by the regional police.

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