Arrests and harassment of journalists, opposition figures and activists in Ethiopia has risen this year, the war-torn country's rights watchdog said, underlining "concerning" levels of violence despite a peace agreement. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report on the year to June noted "an increase in the arrest and harassment of media personnel, members of opposition political parties and civil society groups, raising concerns on the shrinking of civic space". The public body also decried a "nationwide blockade" in force since February 9 on social media platforms including YouTube, Telegram, Facebook, and TikTok, that has "restricted the right to freedom
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