Human Rights

Somalia's Southwest State Officials Conclude Workshop on Protecting and Reintegrating Children Affected by Armed Conflict

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) The Director General of the Ministry of Internal Security of the Southwest State of Somalia, Mr. Mohamed Y. Abdulla, successfully concluded a four-day workshop in Mogadishu on the Protection and Reintegration of Children Affected by Armed Conflict (CAAC), jointly organized…

Somalia: Escalating attacks against journalists in May raise alarm

IPI calls on the international community to intensify pressure on the Somali government to ensure accountability for attacks against journalists

Somali Journalist Arrested in Baidoa Over Report Alleging Robbery by Security Personnel

Baidoa, Somalia (Horn Observer) — Somalia's Southwest Administration arrested a journalist in Baidoa yesterday after he reported on women selling khat who were allegedly robbed by security forces in the town of Baidoa.

NUSOJ Raises Alarm Over Arrests and Harassment of Journalists Amid Rising Political Tensions in Somalia's capital Mogadishu

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) expresses deep concern over a troubling pattern of arrests, intimidation and attacks against journalists operating in Mogadishu during a period marked by heightened political tensions. The incidents, all involving officers of the Somali Police Force,…

U.S-trained Somalia counter-terrorism police, NISA physically attack journalists, kidnap them in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia 9 May 2026 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is appalled and strongly condemns the abduction, beatings, causing physical injury and death threats against three journalists — Mohamed Ibrahim Osman (Bulbul), SJS Secretary of Information and Human Rights; Abdihafid Nor Barre,…

SOMALI STREAM JOURNALIST ABDUCTED IN MOGADISHU AMID HASSAN SHEIKH CRACKDOWN ON INDEPENDENT MEDIA

Somalia's deepening assault on press freedom took another alarming turn Friday evening after security forces reportedly abducted and brutally assaulted the Director of Somali Stream's Mogadishu office alongside two independent journalists in what media advocates are describing as a blatant act…

WPFD 2026: Press Freedom under strain in Somalia and Somaliland amid political and security tensions

MOGADISHU, Somalia 3 May 2026 – As the world marks World Press Freedom Day today, journalists and media outlets in Somalia are facing an increasingly volatile and restrictive environment, particularly as Somalia enters a critical period marked by political uncertainty and tensions surrounding upcoming…

Somali police assault women journalists, arrest them and confiscate camera equipment in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia 19 March 2026 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the violent arrest and confiscation of equipment from two women journalists in Mogadishu on Wednesday, 18 March, while they were covering a public protest against forced evictions in Mogadishu's Dayniile…

Somalia: Journalists' Union Says, Authorities Restrict Press Access As Parliament Debates Constitutional overhaul

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) Somali journalists have been repeatedly denied access to parliament in recent weeks as lawmakers debate proposed constitutional amendments, raising concerns over media access and transparency during a politically sensitive period, according to the Somali Journalists…

Parliament Bans Reporters, Intelligence Officers Raid Media HQ Highlighting Somalia's Shrinking Space For Independent Journalism

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) - Journalists in Somalia are increasingly finding themselves in the crosshairs of political and security authorities, as Parliament imposed punitive action to ban journalists who recently reported the chaos of the parliament, while members of the National Intelligence…