Alerts

MOGADISHU, Somalia 30 July, 2020 - Following weeks of legal battle in the Banadir Regional Court, Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and Somali Media Association (SOMA) on Thursday joined by Goobjoog Media Group’s Director in expressing concern over the deteriorating situation of the press freedom in Somalia and called for immediate steps to end the ongoing intimidations, censorship and threats including judicial harassment targeting independent journalists and media outlets.

MOGADISHU, Somalia 29 July, 2020 - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and Somali Media Association (SOMA) are extremely concerned by the Banadir Regional Court sentence of six months jail term and a fine of five million Somali Shilling against Goobjoog journalist, Abdiaziz Ahmed Gurbiye on Wednesday 29 July, 2020.

MOGADISHU, Somalia 23 July, 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and Somali Media Association (SOMA) call for the Banadir Regional Court to dismiss the baseless and trumped up charges against Goobjoog journalist, Abdiaziz Ahmed Gurbiye who appeared before the court on Thursday 23 July, 2020.

MOGADISHU, Somalia 14 July 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and Somali Media Association (SOMA) are concerned about the continued prosecution against Goobjoog journalist, Abdiaziz Ahmed Gurbiye as the second day of hearing his case took place on Tuesday 14 July, 2020.

MOGADISHU, Somalia 7 July, 2020 – Somali Media Association (SOMA) and Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) jointly call for the Office of the Attorney General (AG) of the Federal Government of Somalia to drop charges against Goobjoog Editor, Abdiaziz Ahmed Gurbiye who appeared today before the Banadir Regional Court after he was was pressed with unlawful criminal charges issued on 23 June by the Office of the Attorney General through the Banadir Regional Court.

MOGADISHU, Somalia 05 July, 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and Somali Media Association (SOMA) jointly call for the protection of the safety of the journalists and freedom of the press amid an increased violence by state actors against independent media and journalists in Somalia and Somaliland.

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MOGADISHU, Somalia 29 June, 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) calls for Somali authorities in Gedo to allow Radio Gedo to resume operations and withdraw security forces from the radio premises as we also call for Somaliland authorities to cease its crackdown on Universal TV and Star TV.

MOGADISHU, Somalia – 27 June, 2020- Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the raid and the closure of Universal TV headquarters in Hargeisa by Somaliland police on Saturday 27 June, 2020, the second station shuttered in three days.