By Nicholas Benequista ADDIS ABABA, Aug 7 (IPS) - A legal battle in Ethiopia over what constitutes contempt of court is likely to test the boundaries of free speech in a country where the liberty of press has deteriorated over the last three years. Abiy Teklemariam, managing editor of privately-owned weekly Addis Neger, said in an emailed statement that the paper would appeal the conviction of its editor in chief, Mesfin Negash, for contempt of court at the country’s supreme tribunal. "The court has in its reasoning set the bar so high that it makes it virtually impossible for a journalist to report about court cases..." the newspaper said in the statement. "We hope that the process and outcome of our appeal will make the scope of liberty of speech and its limitations in the country clearer." If accepted by the country’s...
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