In a statement, the Ethiopia Media Council noted that recent government restrictions on some internet communication applications used by the media to gather information are making it more difficult to organize and make it accessible as well as making it more difficult for the mass media, which rely on the Internet as their primary source of information, to perform their duties effectively.
In light of the scope and seriousness of the issue associated with the religious disputes that have recently occurred in the country, the council therefore recommended that the government refrain from limiting the right to freedom of expression based on the law unless it poses an irreversible danger. Additionally, he pointed out that restricting the right is not an option because the relevant government body has not given a convincing argument for the restriction.