Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), Somali Media Association (SOMA), Somalia Mechanism for Safety of Journalists (SMSJ) and Federation of Somali Journalists (FESOJ) vehemently condemn the arbitrary arrest of the Secretary General of Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) by the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) in Mogadishu
Somali media fraternity expresses concern about the Somalia govt’s directive that may restrict free expression and media freedom
The Somali media fraternity and the journalists’ associations* are concerned about the new directive issued by the Somali Federal Government containing a blanket ban and suspension on what it calls “dissemination of extremist and terrorist ideology”
Kenya fails to find oil in offshore block claimed by Somalia
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) said that ENI Kenya Business Venture (BV), formerly Agip,
Journalist detained at ATMIS camp in Burhakaba, his equipment confiscated
Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), Federation of Somali Journalists (FESOJ), Somali Media Association (SOMA) and the Somalia Mechanism of the Safety of Journalists (SMSJ) jointly condemn the detention of Arlaadi Media Network (AMN) journalist, Yusuf Mohamed Adam, who was held at a military camp by the Ethiopian contingent under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) in Burhakaba town, Bay region, on 3 October 2022
Amid growing risks, Somali journalists receive safety training funded by Canada
Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) concludes a three-day journalists’ safety training in Puntland benefitting 20 journalists from across local media houses and freelancers
State TV journalist killed while covering military operation on the outskirts of Mogadishu
Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the bomb attack that targeted Somali National Television (SNTV) journalist, Ahmed Mohamed Shakur alongside security officials during a security operation in Basra town, about 30km north of Mogadishu on Friday 30 September, 2022
Somalia: Restrictions on access to information entrenching self-censorship among the media
Journalists in Mogadishu, Hirshabelle, Galmudug, South West and Jubbaland told SJS.
SJS conducts human rights journalism training in Garowe
Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) trains 16 local journalists in Puntland on human rights journalism as part of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED)-supported program to promote human rights in Somalia
SJS conducts human rights journalism training in Garowe
The three-day training initiative in Garowe, the capital of Puntland State, intends to build a pool of competent journalists to train and prepare as human rights
Influential Muslim cleric Qaradawi dies, according to his Twitter account
The cleric, who was in his nineties, was highly critical of Egypt’s President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.





