Press Freedom

Ethiopian authorities detain Gurage Media Network founder Beyene Wolde

0 Visits: 763 | Thursday March 23, 2023 - 20:43:37
Nairobi, Kenya —Ethiopian authorities should immediately release journalist Beyene Wolde and ensure that members of the press are not imprisoned for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday.

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CPJ welcomes release of French journalist Olivier Dubois after nearly 2 years of captivity in Mali

0 Visits: 845 | Monday March 20, 2023 - 23:35:23
Share this: Twitter Facebook WhatsApp LinkedIn Email Telegram Nairobi, March 20, 2023—In response to news reports that French journalist Olivier Dubois has been freed nearly two years after he was abducted by a militant group in Mali, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement:

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Somali Media Fraternity decry continued persecution and illegal imprisonment against SJS Secretary General

0 Visits: 746 | Monday March 20, 2023 - 00:20:52
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), Somali Media Association (SOMA) and Somali Mechanism for Safety of Journalists (SMSJ) decry the continued persecution against SJS Secretary General Abdalle Ahmed Mumin and call for his unconditional release.

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SJS Secretary General Abdalle Ahmed Mumin re-arrested and faces government persecution

0 Visits: 1457 | Friday February 24, 2023 - 10:10:52
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), Somali Mechanism for Safety of Journalists, (SMSJ), the Somali Media Association (SOMA) and Somali Independent Media Houses Association (SIMHA) condemn in the strongest terms possible the arbitrary and the unlawful arrest against the Secretary…

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Authorities in Ethiopia's Somali region suspend 15 media outlets, revoke media association's license

0 Visits: 1214 | Wednesday February 22, 2023 - 23:17:58
Mogaidishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) Authorities in Ethiopia should reverse the recent suspensions of more than a dozen news outlets and let members of the press and journalist advocacy groups work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday.

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In a sham trial, Banadir Regional Court sentences SJS Secretary-General Abdalle Mumin to two months in jail

0 Visits: 759 | Tuesday February 14, 2023 - 01:27:05
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) are dismayed by the Banadir Regional Court decision which sentenced SJS Secretary-General, Abdalle Ahmed Mumin to two months in jail, in his role in defending press freedom, in a sham trial that took…

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Naming and shaming press freedom violators in Somalia

0 Visits: 1134 | Friday February 10, 2023 - 09:24:12
MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) last week published its annual press freedom report which provides an insightful highlight of the disastrous effect of the October 2022 directive of the ministry of information that restricted independent media coverage on the ongoing…

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Somali govt attorney describes international donors as 'western infidels' during a press freedom case hearing

0 Visits: 1375 | Tuesday February 07, 2023 - 07:51:45
MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The Banadir Regional Court on Monday concluded a series of court hearing related to a press freedom case brought by the Somali federal deputy minister of information Abdirahman Yusuf Al-Adaala through the deputy attorney general's office.

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#JournalismIsnotACrime: Banadir Regional Court should dismiss the case against SJS Secretary-General Abdalle Mumin

0 Visits: 886 | Saturday February 04, 2023 - 23:56:17
MOGADISHU, Somalia 4 February 2023 – Ahead of the scheduled hearing on Monday 6 February 2023, the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) reiterates its call to the Banadir Regional Court to dismiss the case against SJS Secretary-General Abdalle Ahmed Mumin who is also a renowned freelance journalist,…

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Violations against the Press in Somalia/Somaliland continue to rise dramatically, SJS says

0 Visits: 1330 | Saturday January 28, 2023 - 23:20:05
MOGADISHU, Somalia 28 January, 2023 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is concerned by the recent threats including judicial harassment and arbitrary detention intended to silence local journalists in Somaliland and in Mogadishu as we call authorities in Hargeisa to free two SomNews TV journalists…

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Somali court postpones hearing of press freedom case as it collides 8th anniv. of journalist's attack

0 Visits: 730 | Thursday January 26, 2023 - 12:53:46
MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) A court in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, has postponed the hearing of the press freedom case in which the secretary-general of the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) Abdalle Mumin is a defendant, the court said in a short message on Wednesday.

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Lawyers sue eight Somali govt officials over human rights violation

0 Visits: 1532 | Friday January 20, 2023 - 21:41:00
MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Human rights lawyers representing Somali journalist and human rights defender Abdalle Ahmed Mumin have sued eight Somali government officials for their involvement in the detention, persecution and discrimination against Mr. Mumin, according to a new court filing seen by Horn…

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Somali journalists union leader courageously exposes abuses before the court in Mogadishu

1 Visits: 862 | Sunday January 15, 2023 - 18:10:44
MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The secretary-general of the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) Abdalle Ahmed Mumin appeared at the Banadir Regional Court on the second hearing in a case that severely impacts media freedom and the safety of the journalists in Somalia.

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Ugandan constitutional court strikes down criminalization of 'offensive communication'

0 Visits: 464 | Wednesday January 11, 2023 - 11:24:22
NAIROBI — In response to news reports that Uganda's constitutional court on Tuesday, January 10, struck down Section 25 of the country's Computer Misuse Act, which criminalized "offensive communication," the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement welcoming…

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Somali government prosecutes journalists union leader

0 Visits: 556 | Wednesday January 04, 2023 - 18:28:39
MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somali government on Wednesday began the prosecution of the secretary-general of the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) Abdalle Ahmed Mumin who continues to face severe restrictions since October last year.

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Somalia ministers 'secretly' meet court judges to push for a case against Abdalle Mumin

0 Visits: 944 | Sunday January 01, 2023 - 15:24:07
MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) A secret meeting on the case against the Secretary General of the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) Abdalle Ahmed Mumin took place between two Somali government officials and the chairman of the Banadir Regional Court and his counterpart at the Banadir Appeals Court last week,…

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Local journalists detained in Mogadishu and Galmudug amid ongoing crackdown of free press in Somalia

0 Visits: 708 | Friday December 30, 2022 - 01:03:23
MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) condemn the arbitrary detention of five local journalists in Mogadishu and in Galmudug over their coverage deemed critical to the authorities as we call both federal and Galmudug officials to…

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Somalia: Authorities raid and close down Radio Hiiraanweyn, 4 journalists detained after covering al-Shabaab attack

0 Visits: 895 | Thursday December 22, 2022 - 23:08:27
MOGADISHU, Somalia 22 December 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), the Somali Media Association (SOMA) and Somalia Mechanism for Safety of the Journalists (SMSJ) condemn the raid and closure of the independent local Radio Hiiraanweyn in Beledweyne, Hiiraan region on Thursday 22 December, as…

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Somalia: SJS condemns new restrictions and censorship orders imposed on local media, calls upon Somali authorities to respect press freedom

0 Visits: 691 | Tuesday December 20, 2022 - 00:05:21
MOGADISHU, Somalia 19 December 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the new instructions by the Villa Somalia to censor local media stations by demanding news outlets to submit written copies of their news reporting daily to Villa Somalia's directorate of communications, according…

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Somalia govt restricts Channel4 freelance journalist, imposes new measures on local media

0 Visits: 1687 | Sunday December 18, 2022 - 22:14:57
MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somali authorities in Mogadishu on Sunday stopped Jamal Osman, the Africa Correspondent for Channel 4 News shortly after his flight landed at the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, colleagues and local press freedom activists told Horn Observer.

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