Alerts

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 16 May 2021 - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) vehemently condemns the beating, harassment and confiscation of equipment against Radio Kulmiye female reporter, Fardowso Mohamud Sahal during a public protest at Daljirka Dahsoon (The unknown soldier monument) in Mogadishu by police officers and members of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) today on Sunday 16 May, 2021.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 08 May 2021 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and Somali Media Association (SOMA) jointly announce their support for Radio Mustaqbal’s filing a lawsuit against the Director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Fahad Yasin and Villa Somalia Deputy Chief of Staff, Abdinur Mohamed Ahmed over the 27 April raid on Mustaqbal Media.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 03 May 2021 - Facebook has become a platform for online attacks, death threats including threats of beheadings against journalists in Somalia and their families amid an increase of hate speech, incitement to violence and calls for murder targeted to media workers and critics.

MOGADISHU, Somalia – On World Press Freedom Day, Somali Journalists Syndicate once again calls for the safeguarding of press freedom and allow access to reliable information in an era of misinformation and threats as we also demand accountability for the crimes against journalists in Somalia.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 1 May 2021 - On the International Labor Day 2021, the Somali Journalist Syndicate (SJS) called for better working conditions for Somali journalists, as a new SJS survey shows precarious working conditions, low wages, a lack of employment contracts, while almost all respondents lacked occupational safety and health.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 27 April 2021 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the violent attack on the privately-owned radio Mustaqbal Media, the beating of journalist Bashir Mohamud Yusuf and the confiscation of radio equipment by members of Somali police “Haramcad” unit in Mogadishu on Tuesday morning.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 26 April 2021 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the arbitrary arrests and other threats against journalists in Mogadishu, Galmudug and Somaliland while also calls for the immediate freedom of journalists Adan Abdi Idle and Mohamed Omar Yusuf held in Hargeisa and Galkayo since 13 and 16 April respectively.

MOGADISHU, Somalia 27 March, 2021 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is alarmed by the increased attacks against the media professionals in Somalia with more than five incidents reported in February alone, making the press freedom situation more precarious.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 22 March 2021 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) welcomes the release of freelance journalist Kilwe Adan Farah from the Garowe jail on Monday 22 March 2021 following Puntland president’s decree to grant special pardon him.