Regional radio station director released after being held overnight
(RSF/IFEX) – Mohammed Mohamud, the regional director of Radio Daljir, a privately-owned station broadcasting in the northeastern, semi-autonomous territory of Puntland, was released on 18 August 2008 afternoon after being held overnight. No charges have been brought against him.
Authorities arrest journalist for covering presidential campaign, restrict media prior to elections
(NUSOJ/IFEX) – The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns the 17 August 2008 arrest of Mohammed Mohamud, director of Radio Daljir in Bossasso. Around 12:30 p.m. (local time), the Puntland police chief summoned Mohammed Mohamud, widely known as “Welcome”, to the Central Police Station of Bari Region after Radio Daljir was accused of covering […]
CAPSULE REPORT: NUSOJ six-month survey finds journalists in the line of fire, press freedom muzzled
(NUSOJ/IFEX) – The following is a 30 July 2008 NUSOJ capsule report: Muzzling Freedom of the Press: Journalists in the Line of Fire with Impunity Concise Six-Month Report In the first six months of 2008, a large number of Somali journalists and other media workers were subjected to various kinds of violence and oppression such […]
Radio station director detained overnight by Puntland soldiers over interview with Somaliland commander
(NUSOJ/IFEX) – The following is a 25 June 2008 NUSOJ press release: The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns today’s arrest of journalist Abdulkadir Mohammed Nunow, who is the Director of Horseed Radio in Bossasso, a newly established private radio station. Puntland soldiers, following the orders of Puntland Minister for Security Affairs Mr. Abdullahi […]
Note on the Draft Media Law in Somalia
Note on the Draft Media Law in Somalia
Record number of journalists forced into exile in last 12 months, according to CPJ survey; Iraq and Somalia hardest hit
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: CPJ: Record Numbers of Journalists Forced Into Exile Iraq and Somalia hardest hit New York, June 18, 2008 – Journalists were forced into exile at a record pace in the last 12 months, with at least 82 leaving their native countries under threat or harassment, according […]
Targeting Truth Tellers: Journalism in a Climate of Fear and Intimidation
Targeting Truth Tellers: Journalism in a Climate of Fear and Intimidation
BBC journalist gunned down in Kismayo
(NUSOJ/IFEX) – NUSOJ condemns the shocking targeted assassination of its vice-president, Nasteh Dahir Farah, who was gunned down by two gunmen in Fanole, a neighbourhood in the southern part of Kismayo, on 7 June 2008 at around 7:00 p.m. (local time). On his way home, Dahir Farah was attacked by armed men who riddled his […]
SBC journalist detained for 13 hours in Buhodle; Bossasso and Garowe journalists threatened over coverage
(NUSOJ/IFEX) – NUSOJ is profoundly concerned about the ongoing harassment and intimidation of journalists and media executives in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in north-eastern Somalia. On 25 May 2008, the governor of Eyn region in Puntland ordered the arrest of journalist Ali Osman of the Bossasso-based Somali Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) in Buhodle District. The […]
SBC broadcasting network director arrested by Puntland regional police
(NUSOJ/IFEX) – NUSOJ strongly condemns today’s arrest of Director of Somali Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) Mowlid Haji Abdi by the police of Puntland Regional State in northeastern Somalia. Around 9:50 a.m. (local time), Puntland police forcibly entered the headquarters of the SBC, the largest radio and television network in Puntland, and ordered Mowlid Haji Abdi to […]
Television journalist escapes assassination attempt, receives death threats
(NUSOJ/IFEX) – NUSOJ is outraged by the vicious attack by unidentified gunmen against female television journalist Bisharo Mohammed Waeys, which took place in Bossasso, Bari region, on 4 May 2008. Armed men opened fire on her vehicle, but Waeys, who works for Eastern Television Network (ETN), escaped uninjured from the attack as she speedily drove […]
Leading radio journalist freed after being held for eight hours without explanation
(RSF/IFEX) – Radio Shabelle news director Abdi Mohammed Ismail, who is also known “Abdi Uud,” was released on 21 April 2008 after being held for eight hours by police in Mogadishu without being given any explanation. “They treated me well but did not ask me any questions while I was in custody,” Ismail said after […]
Five radio station employees released, station back on the air
(RSF/IFEX) – Heavily-armed police raided the Mogadishu studios of privately-owned Radio Voice of Peace on the morning of 17 April 2008, arresting five employees who were finally released in the evening, Reporters Without Borders has learned from Omar Faruk Osman, the secretary general of its partner organisation in Somalia, the National Union of Somali Journalists […]
Well-known journalist arrested in Mogadishu
(NUSOJ/IFEX) – The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is disturbed by the arrest of a prominent and respected radio journalist, Abdi Mohammed Ismail, who works for the Mogadishu-based, privately-owned Shabelle Media Network. Abdi Mohammed Ismail, publicly known as Abdi Uud, was arrested on 21 April 2008 by recently-trained armed forces of the Transitional Federal […]
Armed police raid and shut down privately-owned radio station, arrest journalists and technician
(NUSOJ/IFEX) – NUSOJ condemns the closure of the privately-owned FM station Radio Voice of Peace in Mogadishu and the subsequent arrest of four of its journalists and a technician. On the morning of 17 April 2008, heavily-armed police of the Transitional Federal Government, riding in a minibus, raided the radio station, ordered its staff to […]
NUSOJ denounces dismal safety situation for journalists, artists
(NUSOJ/IFEX) – The following is a joint statement by NUSOJ, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network and the Somali-Speaking Center of International PEN: JOINT STATEMENT BY EAST AND HORN OF AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NETWORK, SOMALI-SPEAKING CENTER OF INTERNATIONAL PEN AND NATIONAL UNION OF SOMALI JOURNALISTS Djibouti, April 16, 2008 The […]