Horseed Media journalist detained without charge in Puntland
An editor at Horseed Media speculated that the arrest of journalist Omar Saeed Mohammed might be linked to a Facebook post he had written, alleging the involvement of Puntland President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali in a counterfeit money-printing scam.
New bill could compromise independence of Somalia Media Commission
If adopted, a new law will allow the Somali government to establish a statutory media regulatory body – the Somali Media Commission – by nominating, approving and appointing its 9 members, and compromising its independence.
“Horseed Media” editor Mohamed Adan Dirir held without charge in Somaliland
Mohamed Adan Dirir has been jailed without charge since Somaliland Health Minister Saleban Isee ordered police to arrest him after he asked a question at a May 24 press conference.
Somaliland journalist gets 2-year sentence for “anti-national activity”
Independent journalist Abdimalik Muse Oldon was accused of allegedly making comments against Somaliland’s president while expressing support for the president of Somalia on social media.
African free expression network concerned for safety of journalists in Somalia
Between 25 January and 1 April 2017, a total of 11 journalists and one media organisation have been attacked in Somalia, making it one of the most dangerous places to be a journalist in Africa.
Somali cameraman wounded in Mogadishu car bomb attack
Abdihamid Mohamed Osman, a Somali cameraman and video editor with Universal TV, was seriously wounded on 12 March 2017 when a bomb attached to his car exploded in Mogadishu’s Hamar-weyne district while heading to work
Police beat up prominent radio journalist in Galkayo, Somalia
On 5 February 2017, Puntland police removed the director of Radio Voice of Peace from his office in Galkayo, Mudug region, and beat him with guns and batons.
Terror attack wounds 7 journalists in Somalia
Seven journalists who had gone to cover a terrorist attack in Mogadishu were themselves injured after a car exploded, fifteen minutes after the initial attack.
Terror attack wounds 7 journalists in Somalia
Seven journalists who had gone to cover a terrorist attack in Mogadishu were themselves injured after a car exploded, fifteen minutes after the initial attack.
Caught in the crossfire: Radio journalist killed in central Somalia
Mahad Ali Mohamed was hit in the head by a stray bullet as he left his house for work in Galkayo. He is the third journalist to be killed in Somalia in this year.
Somalia: Leading Mogadishu newspaper editor arrested
The raid followed the newspaper’s publication of photos of a massacre of civilians in El-Ali, in the central region of Hiran, by members of the Islamist rebel group Al-Shabaab. Fighting is currently taking place between Al-Shabaab and government forces in this region.
Radio Shabelle reporter second journalist shot and killed in Somalia this year
Reporter Abdiasis Mohammed Ali was shot on 27 September 2016, on his way to visit his uncle in Mogadishu. Ali had worked with Radio Shabelle for more than seven years and was arrested on several occasions by the police and the National Intelligence and Security Agency in connection with his work as a journalist.
Somali journalists arrested following interviewees’ criticism of food aid distribution
On 9 July 2016, security forces raided the premises of City FM, shut down the radio station and arrested the editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief. The journalists had broadcast interviews with internally displaced persons (IDPs) who accused the administration of “misappropriating” food aid.
Sagal Salad Osman, producer of a children’s programme, murdered in Somalia
“The perpetrators have not only deprived a family of a breadwinner but have also deprived society of a promising journalist whose activities were anchored towards youth empowerment,” said AFEX Steering Committee Chairperson, Zoé Titus.
“Like fish in poisonous waters”: Report documents attacks on Somali journalists
Al-Shabab has targeted journalists as part of its campaign against the Somali government and for reporting deemed unfavorable. Government authorities have failed to adequately investigate and prosecute those responsible for abuses, leaving journalists to live in fear.
Court sentences man in murders of five Somali journalists
A military court in Mogadishu found Hassan Hanafi, a former journalist, guilty of direct or indirect involvement in the killing five journalists on behalf of the armed militant group Al-Shabaab, according to news reports.