Ethiopia arrests TikTok creators over 鈥榠ndecent鈥� outfits
The government has accused six creators of undermining public morality.
At the end of November, Ethiopia鈥檚 biggest social media creators gathered in Addis Ababa for the Ethiopia Creative Awards. It was supposed to be a night celebrating the thriving digital culture but the outfits of the attendees stole the spotlight. A few weeks later six creators were arrested and detained for wearing 鈥渋ndecent attire鈥� at the event and undermining public morality - but what exactly does that mean?
Kalkidan Yibeltal, a 麻豆社 journalist based in Nairobi, tells us about cultural expectations for clothing in Ethiopia and why the outfits sparked so much controversy there.
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