human rights defender
Dawit Begashaw
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Organization affiliation
- 4killo Media
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Economic, social and cultural rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
In prison (pre-trial)
HRD's bio and work
Dawit is the founder of “Arat Kilo Media” and a board member of the Ethiopian Mass Media Professionals Association. He has long-time presence in the Ethiopian media landscape working for national medias both government and non-government. He is the founder of 4 killo Media.
Detained since
Apr 12, 2023
Charge(s)
- Other
- Terrorism
Latitude: 8.93052935229092
Longitude: 38.80560335870181
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa
Location of detention - City/Town
Addis Ababa
Location of detention - Facility
Addis Ababa
Recent case update / evolution
Charged by prosecutor and bail denied
Any other relevant documents
At least 8 journalists detained amid renewed unrest in Ethiopia https://cpj.org/2023/04/at-least-8-journalists-detained-amid-renewed-unrest-in-ethiopia/
Dawit Begashaw, CPJ Profile https://cpj.org/data/people/dawit-begashaw/
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's Gender
- Man
- Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Economic, social and cultural rights
- Organization affiliation
- 4killo Media
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Dawit is the founder of “Arat Kilo Media” and a board member of the Ethiopian Mass Media Professionals Association. He has long-time presence in the Ethiopian media landscape working for national medias both government and non-government. He is the founder of 4 killo Media.
- HRD's geographical origin
- Urban
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Addis Ababa
- Location of detention - Facility
- Addis Ababa
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 8.93052935229092
Longitude: 38.80560335870181
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Apr 12, 2023
- Current Status
- In prison (pre-trial)
- Charge(s)
- Other
- Terrorism
- Recent case update / evolution
Charged by prosecutor and bail denied
- Any other relevant documents
At least 8 journalists detained amid renewed unrest in Ethiopia https://cpj.org/2023/04/at-least-8-journalists-detained-amid-renewed-unrest-in-ethiopia/
Dawit Begashaw, CPJ Profile https://cpj.org/data/people/dawit-begashaw/
- Documented by
- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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