Press Freedom

Somali government prosecutes journalists union leader

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.

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

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,…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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.

Somalia: Drop charges against journalist and support free speech

ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa and six other freedom of expression organisations have called on Somalia's attorney general to drop all charges against Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, the Secretary General of the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), with immediate effect.

Somalia: RFK Human Rights and other leading international organizations call on Somali government officials to drop charges against Abdalle Ahmed Mumin

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights joins six other international organizations in a letter to Somali government officials calling for all charges against journalist, press freedom advocate, and Secretary General of Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, to be dropped.

Somalia: Journalists in Jubaland State benefit from improved media training

Kismayo– 50 Somali journalists based in Kismayo, Jubaland State, have benefited from a 3-day media training to improve their media skills, personal safety and to professionally report on security in the Federal Member State.

Somalia: On Human Rights Day, SJS calls on accountability for violations against freedom of expression

MOGADISHU, Somalia 10 December 2022 – Marking the International Human Rights Day, the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) today calls on accountability for the human rights violations in Somalia, including the abuses committed against journalists and the media community.