Alerts

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.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 21 March 2021 - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the gun shooting that resulted the serious injury of Goobjoog Media Group’s cameraman, Sharma’arke Abdinur Wehliye by a Somali police officer in Mogadishu on Saturday night 20 March.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 17 March 2021 - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) protests against the three years jail sentence handed down to freelance journalist Kilwe Adan Farah today by Puntland’s Supreme Court of Armed Forces during what SJS and its lawyers described as kangaroo court trial that took place inside the Garowe Central Prison.