ከታኅሣሥ 2008 ጀምሮ ራሳቸውን በአገሪቱ ከተጋጋለው የተቃውሞ ንቅናቄ ጋር ያጠጋጉ ታዋቂ የኢትዮጵያ ዘፋኞች እየታደኑ ሲታሰሩ ነበር።
Since December 2016, multiple popular Ethiopian musicians aligned with the country's growing opposition movement have been arrested and jailed.