Human Rights

Local doctor shot dead by gunmen in central Somalia town

GALKAYO (HORN OBSERVER) – Armed assailants mercilessly shot and killed Dr. Sakariye Abdi Jama, a young medical professional, at his Al-Haramayn Clinic in the Mudug region's town of Galkayo, central Somalia on Saturday evening September 9.

Landmine explosion claims Lives of 2 children near Laascaanood, 2 others critically injured

Laascaanood (Horn Observer) At least two children lost their lives, while two others suffered critical injuries after inadvertently stepping on unexploded explosives left near a military used by Somaliland forces outside Laascaanood, locals said on Friday.

SJS reveals involvement of U.S company in DDoS attack, raises questions about funding sources

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), in collaboration with Qurium, a nonprofit foundation, has revealed that the U.S. company RayoByte, along with its affiliate Sprious, controlled the infrastructure used for the Distributed Denial-of-Service Attack (DDoS) that temporarily…

Report reveals corruption and Russian Oligarchy's connection in Somalia's Central Bank

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – A 62-page document presented by Member of Parliament, Abdullahi Hashi Abib, Chair of the Accountability and Transparent Caucus of the Somali Federal Parliament's House of the People, reveals a web of corruption within the Central Bank of Somalia.

SJS: Journalist Mohamed Bulbul's phone devices compromised during incommunicado detention

MOGADISHU – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) expresses profound concern over the apparent compromise of SJS Secretary of Information and Human Rights, Mohamed Ibrahim Bulbul's phone devices, a matter that has recently come to our attention.

SJS and RFK Human Rights call for Mohamed Bulbul's immediate release

MOGADISHU/ WASHINGTON DC– The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) strongly denounce the ongoing arbitrary detention of SJS Information and Human Rights Secretary, Mohamed Ibrahim Osman Bulbul and demand his immediate and unconditional release. We are deeply…

Somalia's corrupt police to use EUCAP email as evidence against journalist held incommunicado

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – Somali police officers are preparing to use an email correspondence sent by the European Union Capacity Building Mission in Somalia (EUCAP) as incriminating evidence against detained journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Bulbul, who is presently held incommunicado at Mogadishu's…

CPJ calls on military in Gabon to ensure press freedom and journalists' safety following coup

Dakar, August 30, 2023—Following the military coup in Gabon that removed President Ali Bongo from power on Wednesday, August 30, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement:

Somalia: Bulbul held incommunicado, two more reporters briefly detained and a minority radio station attacked

MOGADISHU – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) expresses its concern over the escalating surge of threats and acts of violence flagrantly targeting journalists and media stations who are exposing government corruption and insecurity by the Somali police officers and the national intelligence personnel,…

CPJ: Two Somali journalists arrested for reporting on police, 1 remains in custody

Nairobi, August 23, 2023—The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday called on Somali authorities to unconditionally release journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Osman Bulbul and stop intimidating media covering the security sector.