According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the Ethiopian government has convicted 11 independent journalists and bloggers including Reeyot and Eskinder Nega under a sweeping anti-terrorism law since 2011. 
Kwa mujibu wa Kamati ya Kulinda Waandishi (CPJ), serikali ya Ethiopia imehukumu waandishi na wanablogu huru wapatao 11 ikiwa ni pamoja na Reeyot na Eskinder Nega chini ya sheria ya kupambana na ugaidi tagu mwaka 2011.