Alerts

MOGADISHU, Somalia 10 October 2022 – 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”.

MOGADISHU, Somalia 06 October 2022 – 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.

MOGADISHU, Somalia 02 October 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) concludes a three-day journalists' safety training in Puntland benefitting 20 journalists from across local media houses and freelancers.

MOGADISHU, Somalia 30 September, 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the bomb blast 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.

MOGADISHU, Somalia 28 September 2022 – On the International Day for Universal Access to Information, Somali journalists have little to celebrate about. The often precarious and volatile environment is coupled with restrictions on access to information, duress and insecurity.

MOGADISHU, Somalia 26 September 2022 – 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.

MOGADISHU, Somalia 09 September, 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) strongly condemn the suspension against the privately-owned independent CBA television in Hargeisa by the Somaliland Ministry of Information on Wednesday.

MOGADISHU, Somalia 01 September, 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) launched the second phase of human rights journalism training supported by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) in Mogadishu.

MOGADISHU, Somalia 24 August, 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) concluded a three-day training for Somali women journalists benefitting 20 female journalists and producers in Mogadishu on Friday.