The authorities in Ethiopia have suspended publication of the Amharic-language weekly Fitih, an editor said today, after he refused to take out the front page news regarding the condition of Prime Minster Meles Zenawi, an issue that has preoccupied the nation.

The editor of the weekly, Temesgen Desalegn said today that the paper, Fitih, didn’t see the light of the day on Friday following a request by state-owned printing enterprise to take out the article. “The manager of the Berhanen Selam Printing Enterprise informed me that they had received orders from higher officials not to print the paper unless I take out the news item. We had a lengthy discussion about the matter, and I was later assured that the paper would come out on Saturday, “said Temesgen. Read more…