Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), Somali Media Association (SOMA), Somali Independent Media Houses Association (SIMHA) and Somali Mechanism for Safety of Journalists (SMSJ) condemn the Somalia government’s actions in bringing trumped up charges against Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, Secretary General of Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and call for the office of the attorney general to drop these malicious charges. This is a clear attempt to criminalize journalism and to curtail freedom of expression and media freedoms
Government Officials should stop pressure on the judiciary to influence Abdalle Ahmed Mumin’s case
Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), Somali Media Association (SOMA), Somali Independent Media Houses Association (SIMHA) and Somali Mechanism for Safety of Journalists (SMSG) call for the Somali government to stop the interference and pressure on the Somali judiciary, especially the judges and the prosecutors to press trump-up charges against Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, Secretary General of Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Mechanism for Safety of Journalists (SMSG). We call for his unconditional release
African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) supports the development of community
Under the UN Security Council Resolution 2628, ATMIS, through its police component is tasked with building the Somali Police
Somalia Drought Puts Women and Girls at Higher Risk of Violence
As the drought exacerbates, many girls are dropping out of school to support their parents to search for food. Aged just 12, Susan
Somalia marks 5th anniversary of deadliest terror bombing in its history
Their lives were cut short while on their way to Mogadishu's scenic Liido beach on the Indian Ocean coast, she said.
Guernsey donates more than £98,000 to Somalia and South Sudan
It said £50,000 would go to Plan International UK to provide water, food, child protection, hygiene and health supplies to drought-affected areas in Somalia.
Somali journalists’ union president arrested on ‘security charges’
Likewise, he stressed that he has asked the Prosecutor’s Office to “urgently present evidence of the reasons why this citizen is detained and to take the case through legal procedures as soon as possible.”
Hundreds could die every day in Somalia from hunger – Oxfam
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Somali Media Fraternity strongly condemns the arrest of Abdalle Ahmed Mumin and calls for his immediate release
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”