Mohamed Aweys Mudey in Addis Ababa, Ethiopa days before his arrest, M A Adow
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The International Press Institute is calling for justice amidst the rise in threats against media freedom in Somalia.
The risk of increased attacks that the media face is exacerbated by the lack of investigations and prosecution of perpetrators involved in the killing of journalists.
The latest action taken by authorities to suspend the organisation’s bank accounts could be in retaliation against SJS’ critical stance on media freedom.