''Addis Standard'' is an Ethiopian monthly social, economic and

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and distributed by Jakenn Publishing Plc, and was established in February 2011 by

Tsedale Lemma Tsedale Lemma is an Ethiopian journalist who founded ''Addis Standard'', a highly influential Ethiopian newspaper, in 2011. Childhood and education Tsedale Lemma was born in . She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in print journalism from ...

. The magazine has an independent political stance. , Tsedale Lemma continued as the

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of the magazine, which is headquartered in

Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, t ...

Distribution

''Addis Standard'' is distributed in

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Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...

and

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in addition to its native country, Ethiopia.

Repression

''Addis Standard'' discontinued its print edition in October 2016 in response to censorship, while continuing to publish online. It resumed a monthly print edition in 2018. During the late 2020

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, one of the ''Addis Standard'' editors involved in covering

Tigray Region The Tigray Region, officially the Tigray National Regional State, is the northernmost regional state in Ethiopia. The Tigray Region is the homeland of the Tigrayan, Irob, and Kunama people. Its capital and largest city is Mekelle. Tigray is ...

, Medihane Ekubamichael, was detained for a month. He was freed in early December 2020. In 2021 the media regulatory of the Ethiopian government had suspended Addis Standard, but later the suspension was withdrawn by the government.

References

External links

Official website
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