Reeyot Alemu
Reeyot Alemu is an Ethiopian journalist. She was in prison for five years because of an unfair trial. In the trial, anti-terrorism laws were used to stop her from writing.[2] She won the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize in 2013.[3]
Reeyot Alemu | |
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| Born | 16 April 1980 |
| Nationality | Ethiopia |
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| Fields | Journalism |
Biography
changeReeyot Alemu was born in 1980.[4] She was a high school teacher until 2000. In 2000, she started working as a columnist for a few local newspapers.[2] In 2010, she made her own publishing house and became the editor in chief of her own magazine called Change. They were both closed.[4] She wrote about social and political problems. She also wrote about poverty and gender.
In June 2011, she was arrested for terrorism. She was sentenced to 14 years in prison. She also had to pay a fine of 33,000 birrs (US$1,850).[5]
In August 2012, an appeals court changed the amount of time she would be in prison from fourteen years to five years.[6] She was at Kaliti Prison for those five years.
Reeyot was let out on July 9, 2015 after being in prison for four years.[7]
Awards
changeIn 2012, the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) gave her a Courage in Journalism Award in absentia for not censoring herself, even though it could get her out of prison.[5]
In May 2013, she was given the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize for her courage.[3]
References
change- ↑ KeEletat Gimash Ken ከእለታት ግማሽ ቀን" [Once upon a half-day]. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2023 – via YouTube.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Human Rights Watch. "Learn more about the 2012 awardees - Human Rights Watch".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu wins 2013 UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize". Unesco. 2013-04-16. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 ECADF. "Imprisoned Ethiopian Journalist Win the 2013 UNESCO-World Press Freedom Prize". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 International Women's Media Foundation. "Reeyot Alemu | 2012 Courage In Journalism Award". Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ "Columnist's sentence on terrorism charges cut from 14 to 5 years". Reporters Sans Frontiers. August 2012. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ↑ "Reeyot Alemu is free at last | Addis Standard". addisstandard.com. Retrieved 2015-07-09.