Somalia

Police shut down Horseed Media on 6 October, after the radio station was accused of spreading false news that is meant to “destabilise [the] peace and stability of Puntland,” a semi-autonomous region of Somalia.

The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution on Somalia urging state and non-state actors “to refrain from intentional violence against and harassment of journalists.”

The National Union of Somali Journalists has issued an urgent appeal to the African Union to take action regarding the ongoing “media nightmare” in Somalia.

Hassan Yusuf Absuge, head of programme at Radio Maanta, was shot dead by men armed with pistols at the Bar Ayaan junction in Mogadishu. He is the fourth journalist to be killed in less than 24 hours in Somalia.

Three journalists were killed and at least four others were wounded in a horrifying suicide attack at a Mogadishu restaurant frequented by journalists.

The National Union of Somali Journalists expressed its concern over the declining situation for the media in Somalia in a meeting with the president of the UN General Assembly.

Zakariye Mohamed Mohamud Moallim, a young cameraman working as freelance journalist, was shot dead on Sunday evening in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Freelancer Mohamud Ali Keyre was struck in the head by a bullet believed to have been fired by armed individuals affiliated with the Somali government.

Hodan Abokor Afi was insulted, slapped and beaten with plastic tubing, damaging her face.The suspected instigator of the attack is the deputy commander of the Borame central police station.

Abdifatah Gedi survived the assassination attempt after a group of armed men shot him several times at the entrance to Radio Daljir headquarters in Garowe.

For the first time in the history of Somalia, the new provisional constitution contains specific measures guaranteeing freedom of information, including access to information held by or on behalf of a public body.

Abdi Jeylani Malaq, also known as Marshaale, was the author of several television dramas that were critical of Al-Shabaab.

Abdulkadir Omar Abdulle is recovering from gunshot wounds to his stomach and leg after two men shot him outside his home; this is the second assassination attempt against the Universal TV reporter.

Arbitrary arrests and other forms of intimidation have become the order of the day for Somaliland’s press, CPJ reports.

Mohamed’s colleagues took him to a local hospital, where he is in stable condition, according to news reports.

CPJ research shows that six journalists have been killed in Somalia in 2012 alone, and 42 have been killed in the last two decades, one of the highest tolls in the world.