International Media Organs Expose Ethiopia’s Jamming of Eritrean Radio

Text of report in English by Eritrean Ministry of Information’s Shabait website on 21 December

Asmara, 21 December: Two media organs, namely the BBC Monitoring (BBCM) and the Netherlands Media (RN) disclosed that the TPLF [Tigray People's Liberation Front, dominant party with in Ethiopian ruling coalition] regime’s jamming of the Eritrean media has been stepped up to a great extent.

In a statement they issued, the two media organizations indicated that the regime’s resort to muffling the Eritrean media outlets has been continuing in a stepped-up manner, and that such acts of jamming have been reinforced as of 18 December.

In a related report, although the programs of the Voice of America are being muffled in Ethiopia, VOA staff members have been given instructions by their senior heads not to broadcast any report or information about the jamming.

Originally published by Shabait website, Asmara, in English 21 Dec 07.

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