Kyiv (Raxanreeb ) Explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities in the early hours of Thursday morning, officials and media outlets said, with some local authorities reporting that anti-aircraft defences were at work. Russian air strikes have been a common feature of the war since last October; the latest blasts were...
Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) welcomes that the secretary general Abdalle Ahmed Mumin re-gained his freedom after 166 days of routine detentions, harassment, intimidation, persecution and other threats on his life due to his work as the leader of the journalists union and his role as a fearless human rights defender.
The Founding Principles of the Provisional Constitution envisage a ‘participatory consultative and inclusive government’ in order to ‘ensure accountability, efficiency and responsiveness to the interests of the people.’ Furthermore, enacted legislation such as the Public Finance Management Act entrenches this constitutional dictate in the management of public resources. The framers of the constitution contemplated this...
MOGADISHU, Somalia 28 February, 2023 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), Somali Media Association (SOMA) and Somali Mechanism for Safety of Journalists (SMSJ) slam the incorrect statement issued by the office of the Attorney general today, Tuesday 28 Feburary, on the re-arrest of SJS Secretary General Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, which aims to mislead the case. After consultations with...
Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), Somali Media Association (SOMA) and Somali Mechanism of Safety Journalists (SMSJ) are concerned by reports of police, aiming to take SJS Secretary General Abdalle Ahmed Mumin out of the prison, stormed the Mogadishu central prison on Saturday evening and call for Somalia government to launch fair investigation into the incident and ensure Abdalle’s safety, while we demand his unconditional release.
He was killed after US special forces raided a remote mountainous cave complex hoping to capture him. “Al-Sudani was responsible for fostering the growing presence of ISIS in Africa,” Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said. He also allegedly funded the group’s activities globally, Mr Austin added. Analysts say the fact that US troops were sent under...
In a televised speech in August 2022, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced a “total war” against the group, days after it staged a deadly hotel siege in Mogadishu, killing at least 21 people and wounding more than 100 others. The president’s announcement came as local clans in central Somalia were revolting against the presence...
JOHANNESBURG — The old maxim that “the pen is mightier than the sword” couldn’t be more appropriate when it comes to Somali journalist Abdalle Ahmed Mumin. As a child, Abdalle lost his arm in a militia attack. Determined to still write, he had to teach himself to do so with his left hand. The clan...
Conflict, environmental disasters, and displacement make it difficult to provide quality education to Somalia’s children and youth. Instability derails access to school, training educators and getting materials to students. It also destroys a community’s sense of trust and wellbeing, which are critical to building resilience and learning. Officials across Somalia’s Ministry of Education, Culture, and...
The secretary-general of the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) Abdalle Ahmed Mumin appeared at the Banadir Regional Court on the second hearing in a case that severely impacts media freedom and the safety of the journalists in Somalia. Mr. Mumin courageously spoke before the court as he posed very serious questions. Mumin asked the court why...