Meanwhile, the authorities continue their assault on independent media through capricious licensing rules, interrogations, and, on occasion, revoking the permits of reporters for international broadcasters like the Voice of America. Leading journalists have been assaulted, the culprits never found.
与此同时，独裁政府通过善变的政策，对异议人士的审讯以及时不时地取消国际独立媒体，例如美国之音的采访权等措施，继续对独立的媒体进行打压。知名媒体工作者被袭击，被起诉后不明不白地消失。“在埃塞俄比亚，只有恐惧，没有自由。”一位知名记者如是说。