Alerts

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.

MOGADISHU, Somalia 21 August, 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) strongly condemn the shooting of M24 TV camera-journalist, Ahmed Omar Nur, by Haramcad police while covering the Hayat Hotel attack in Mogadishu on Sunday.

MOGADISHU, Somalia 18 August, 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) call for Somaliland authorities to free without condition two local television journalists detained since 11 August in Hargeisa after covering opposition protests that turned deadly in Somaliland.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 15 August 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and human rights lawyer, Michael Polak of Justice Abroad jointly welcome the opinion of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) declaring the arrest and detention of journalist Kilwe Adan Farah, in Somalia’s Puntland State as an arbitrary detention and was in contrary to his right to freedom of movement under article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and article 12 of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.