Since the adoption of UDHR, recognizing FOE as one of fundamental rights and freedoms isrnwidely accepted and guaranteed under different core international and national human rightrninstruments including national Constitutions. FOE refers not only to freely express one'srnview, but it includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive andrnimpart information and ideas through any media regardless of frontiers. As a best instrumentrnof FOE, media plays a great role in the realization of FOE. FOE is widely accepted for itsrnjustification of Personal fulfillment and development, get the truth and democraticrngovernance.rnThe FDRE Constitution has recognized such right in elaborated manner and further obligesrnany actor involved in implementation of fundamental rights and freedoms to act in line withrnthose international human right instruments to which Ethiopia is a party.rnHowever, this recognition is being affected by various subsidiary laws, procedures andrnpractices of the government and other actors in different forms. To examine thesernimpediments against FOE, the relevant legislations have been thoroughly analyzed. Also tornunderstand the realities from the ground, selected court cases have been analyzed criticallyrnas well as in-depth interview conducted with legal practitioners, media professionals,rnscholars, and other relevant individuals both from governmental and non-governmentrnorganizations. Mostly the courts are not interpreting those controversial legislations whichrnincorporate vague and wide terms, considering the spirit of FDRE constitution as well asrninternational human right laws in which Ethiopia is a party. In the same manner, EBA,rnBSPE, Attorney general has been applying different legal based and other impedimentsrnwhich developed through practice against FOE in general and freedom of Media inrnparticular. However, though the extent recognition to FOE and Media is acceptable, thernreality from the ground is so far from the text of FDRE Constitution and other internationallyrnaccepted principles which designed in favor of FOE and Media.