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Amid deteriorating press freedom situation, journalists continue to face detention and har...

MOGADISHU, Somalia 28 January, 2023 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is concerned by the recent threats including judicial harassment and arbitrary detention intended to silence local journalists in Somaliland and in Mogadishu as we call authorities in Hargeisa to free two SomNews TV journalists currently in police custody.

Local journalists detained in Mogadishu and Galmudug amid ongoing crackdown of free press ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia 30 December 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) condemn the arbitrary detention of five local journalists in Mogadishu and in Galmudug over their coverage deemed critical to the authorities as we call both federal and Galmudug officials to stop ongoing threats on free press.

NISA briefly detains three SJS officials at Aden Adde Airport, gunmen attack local media e...

MOGADISHU, Somalia 24 December 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the arbitrary detention of three SJS officials at the Aden Adde International Airport by the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) and the attack against Arlaadi Media Network's news editor in Mogadishu on Saturday 24 December.

Authorities raid and close down Radio Hiiraanweyn, 4 journalists detained after covering a...

MOGADISHU, Somalia 22 December 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), the Somali Media Association (SOMA) and Somalia Mechanism for Safety of the Journalists (SMSJ) condemn the raid and closure of the independent local Radio Hiiraanweyn in Beledweyne, Hiiraan region on Thursday 22 December, as well as the arbitrary detention of four of Radio Hiiraanweyn journalists after covering an al-Shabaab attack in the central Somalia region.

SJS condemns new restrictions and censorship orders imposed on local media, calls upon Som...

MOGADISHU, Somalia 19 December 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the new instructions by the Villa Somalia to censor local media stations by demanding news outlets to submit written copies of their news reporting daily to Villa Somalia's directorate of communications, according to local media directors who received the new orders, the latest in a string of attacks against the press in Somalia.

On Human Rights Day, SJS calls on accountability for violations against freedom of express...

MOGADISHU, Somalia 10 December 2022 – Marking the International Human Rights Day, the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) today calls for accountability for the human rights violations in Somalia, including the abuses committed against journalists and the media community.

Threats, arbitrary detention against Somali journalists on the rise amid crackdown on free...

MOGADISHU, Somalia 04 December, 2022– Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is extremely concerned by the rise of physical threats, harassment and arbitrary detention against journalists working in Somalia forcing some of the media workers to begin fleeing the country for their safety.

ALERT: Three SJS officials detained in Baidoa airport

MOGADISHU, Somalia 30 November 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is appalled by the arbitrary detention of three SJS officials in Baidoa airport by the Southwest State intelligence on Wednesday morning 30 November, as we call for Somalia's Southwest State authorities to immediately and unconditionally release them.

Somali Media fraternity call for the Benadir regional court to dismiss the case against S...

MOGADISHU, Somalia 26 November 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is dismayed by the unprecedented level of pressure and intimidation against the judges at the Banadir Regional Court by the Ministry of Information officials in an attempt to influence the court and prolong the case as SJS Secretary-General Abdalle Ahmed Mumin's bail ends today.

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