Press Freedom

Somalia: SJS brings together 50 journalists for consultative meeting in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 13 March, 2020- Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) organized journalists' consultative meeting on Democracy, Journalism and Election in times of Disinformation in Mogadishu on Friday 13th March, 2020 to highlight the state of press freedom, access to information and to raise…

Somali police briefly detain two broadcast journalists in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) Somali police on Tuesday briefly detained two broadcast journalists in Mogadishu's KM area amid their journalists duty, local media and journalists reported,

Somalia: NISA again detains Editor of Radio Hiigsi in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) Members of Somalia Security and Intelligence agency (NISA) once again detained editor Radio Hiigsi, Mohamed Abdiwahab Nuur (better known as Abuuja), the latest in a string of violence against journalists and media practitioners in Somalia.

Somalia: Radio Hiigsi editor released without charge

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 02 March, 2020- Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) welcomes the release of Radio Hiigsi's editor, Mohamed Abdiwahab Nuur (better known as Abuuja) who was illegally arrested by officers from the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) on Saturday 29 February, 2020 over…

Somalia arrests Radio Editor in Mogadishu over critical editorial report

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 01 March, 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the arrest of Mohamed Abdiwahab Nuur, the editor of the independent privately-owned Radio Hiigsi by the Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) around 11.30 a.m on Saturday 29 February, 2020 in Mogadishu.

Somali Journalists Union condemns multiple arrests against journalists in Hirshabelle and Puntland

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 20 February, 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the arbitrary arrests against four journalists in the towns of Galkayo and Bulo-Burte on Wednesday 19 February and Thursday 20 February respectively.

Abdiwali: The journalist who was not liked by al-Shabaab and Somalia officials

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) Early on Sunday of February 16, Abdiwali Ali Hassan, who is better known as "Abdiwali Online" for his love of using the internet to follow the news, and checking of social media platforms, left home at Hawo Tako neighborhood for work.

After long silence, US Embassy finally calls for end of violence against Somalia journalists

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) -Abandoning its long silence on the violations committed against human rights in Somalia, including violations against freedom of the media, the United States Embassy in Somalia has on Tuesday condemned the killing of the young Somali freelance Somali journalist, Abdiwali…

Somalia: Young Somali freelance journalist shot dead in Afgoye

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 16 February, 2020 - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns in the strongest terms possible in the killing of a young freelance TV and radio journalist, Abdiwali Ali Hassan aka Abdiwali Onine) who was shot dead in Afgoye town, 30KM south of Mogadishu, on Sunday evening 16 February,…

HRJ Welcomes the Amnesty International report on Freedom of Expression in Somalia and calls for the government to stop violations

The Human Rights Journalists (HRJ) has today welcomed the report of the Amnesty International on the worsening situation of freedom of expression in Somalia. The report titled, "WE LIVE IN PERPETUAL FEAR" sheds light on the concerns over endless attacks on journalists and violations of freedom…