Human Rights

Somalia: SJS conducts human rights journalism training in Garowe

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) trains 16 local journalists in Puntland on human rights journalism as part of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED)-supported program to promote human rights in Somalia.

USAID announces $1.5 M to respond to the impact of the drought on Somali children's education

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) USAID has announced that it will provide $1.5 for the Somali children's education programs as the drought had forced thousands of Somali children out of school.

SJS and SOMA condemn Somaliland's suspension on independent TV

MOGADISHU, Somalia 09 September, 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) strongly condemn the suspension against the privately-owned independent CBA television in Hargeisa by the Somaliland Ministry of Information on Wednesday.

Rwandan prosecutors request 22-year prison sentences for 3 Iwacu TV journalists

Nairobi, Kenya—Rwandan authorities should release three Iwacu TV journalists held in detention, ensure they face no further legal harassment, and guarantee that members of the press are not imprisoned for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday.

Somalia: SJS concludes German-supported women in the media empowerment training in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia 24 August, 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) concluded a three-day training for Somali women journalists benefitting 20 female journalists and producers in Mogadishu on Friday.

One millionth person displaced by Somalia drought

Mogadishu (Horn Observer) — A devastating drought in Somalia has reached unprecedented levels, as the one millionth person displaced by the drought was registered this week.

Somaliland detains BBC Media Action staff while Somali police spokesman threatens reporters covering police operations in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia 25 July 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) call for Somaliland authorities to halt the threats and harassment against British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) staff and journalists in Hargeisa; unconditionally release five members of…

Tigrayan authorities in Ethiopia detain 5 Tigrai TV journalists

Nairobi, July 20, 2022 – Authorities in the Ethiopian region of Tigray should immediately release five Tigrai TV journalists who were recently taken into custody for their work, as well as all other members of the press behind bars, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday.

Mogadishu police shoot, beat and detain 2 reporters; SWS holds journalist incommunicado, Somaliland bans BBC Somali

Mogadishu (Horn Observer) Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) call for South West State (SWS) authorities to immediately and unconditionally free journalist Hassan Ali Daud held in undisclosed detention by South West State intelligence officers in Baidoa since…

Police in Somalia's capital detain, beat, confiscate equipment and fire at journalists in duty

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) Members of the Somali police on Monday beat, detain, confiscate journalists' equipment and fired at live bullets, in a move that attracted condemnation from the Somali journalists Syndicate.

Somalia: South West State detains TV journalist, Jubbaland restricts independent media covering the state assembly

Mogadishu _ Somalia (Horn Observer) Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) condemns the arbitrary detention against RTN television reporter, Mohamed Abdirahin Mohamed, who is a member of SJS human rights journalists network, by South West State police in Baidoa, on…

Mogadishu police arbitrary detain and threaten journalists covering insecurity in the capital

Mogadishu (Horn Observer) Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) strongly condemn the arbitrary detention, threats and solicitation of bribes by the Mogadishu police against four journalists working for Risaala Media Corporation, which is a member of SOMA network…

SJS and SOMA strongly condemn travesty trial and jail sentence on journalists in Somaliland

Mogadishu (Horn Observer) – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) strongly condemn the travesty of trial and the one year and four months jail sentence against three local journalists who were held in detention in Hargeisa since 13 April for covering the Hargeisa…

Two TV journalists injured in a bomb explosion in central Somalia

Mogadishu (Horn Observer) – Somalia 27 June, 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) condemn the bomb attack that has injured two journalists in central Somalia early on Monday.

Somalia faces climate emergency and famine as fourth rainy season fails

Mogadishu (Horn Observer) – An unprecedented fourth failed rainy season with catastrophic hunger, disease and displacement has forced Somalia into a climate crisis, the Norwegian Refugee Council's Secretary General Jan Egeland warned today.

SMSJ: Attacks against Somali journalists and media and impunity for these crimes must end

Mogadishu (Horn Observer) – Somalia 24 June, 2022 – The Somali Mechanism for the Safety of Journalists (SMSJ), a network coalition of seven journalists' unions and media houses associations, on Thursday published its annual monitoring report covering the state of journalists' safety and…

Court sentences police officer who shot and seriously injured cameraman in Mogadishu to one year in jail

Mogadishu (Horn Observer)– Somalia 19 June, 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) welcome the Somali military court verdict of one year jail term on a Haramcad police officer who shot and seriously injured SJS member and Goobjoog TV cameraman, Sharma'arke…

On International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, UN calls for ensuring protection for Somali survivors - Statement

Mogadishu, Somalia – Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the UN in Somalia today urged that the legal and social protection mechanisms for survivors of such violence, especially women and children, be strengthened.

Somalia: Hosh Jama Farah: "I was determined to better myself through education."

Garowe – Hosh Jama Farah says there is nothing particularly special or different about him. He insists he is just a young Somali trying to better himself, provide for his family and help his country on its path to peace and prosperity.