TV journalists targeted by Somaliland troops
Mohamed Abdinur Hashi was arrested while Mohamed Shaqale is in hiding but his laptop computer, camera and recorders were confiscated.
NUSOJ concerned over attacks on journalists
Reporters Mustaf Mohamed Ali and Sadam Adan Mohamed were wounded after Al-Shabaab Islamists shelled the scene of a press conference.
IFJ highlights media safety crisis at international conference on Somalia
IFJ called on the international community to give priority to measures to protect journalists as the transitional period of the Transitional Federal Government comes to an end in August 2011.
Journalist sentenced to three years in prison in Somaliland
A judge found Mohamud Abdi Jama guilty of “defamation and spreading false news” against a Somaliland police chief and director of the Somaliland Electricity Agency.
Fear for kidnapped journalist’s life
Mohamed Ali Mohamud was allegedly kidnapped by Al-Shabaab militias who raided his home in November 2010 and accused him of spying for the “enemies of Islam”.
NUSOJ releases annual report on state of press freedom
The report states that “most attacks against journalists have been attributed to Islamist armed forces, followed by the Puntland administration and their security forces and the transitional federal government.”
NUSOJ condemns assault, threats against Radio Shabelle journalists
A regional government representative threatened to shoot reporter Abdirisaq Adan Qoslaye and photographer Adnan Mohamed Ali if they did not leave government premises.
Puntland court releases reporter after six months in jail
Yusuf Ali Adan was released after being held for six months on defamation charges.
NUSOJ marks Human Rights Day with report on the misery of the country’s journalists
The nationwide survey reveals how the human rights of working journalists, particularly their labour rights, are grossly violated by every company and in every corner of the country.
NUSOJ condemns suspension of journalists from their work
The mayor of Bossasso announced that he was suspending two journalists from their work for “reporting news against the people of Puntland and the government.”
NUSOJ welcomes release of journalist after 86 days in detention
The release of journalist Abdifitah Jama Mire came after calls for his release from journalists and free expression advocates worldwide.
Radio journalist wounded in shooting
Five masked assailants with pistols attacked journalist Hassan Mohamed Abikar while he was on his way home in the Afgoi district.
NUSOJ makes submission to UN Universal Periodic Review
The submission documented widespread and routine violations of the right to freedom of expression, particularly freedom of the press.
Thirty-one IFEX members and 25 other groups call on the President of Puntland to respect freedom of expression
Since Abdirahman Mohamed Farole became president on 11 January 2009, journalists have been arrested, physically assaulted, suspended, censored and even killed, and the operations of news media organisations have been threatened, closed or restricted.
Private radio station bombed in Puntland
A section of the station’s offices was completely burned down, but fortunately all staff remained unhurt.
Radio director arrested by Al-Shabaab militants
Radio Mandeeq director Hassan Mohamud Halane was arrested after returning from a workshop conducted by an international aid organisation.