MOGADISHU, Somalia 03 May, 2020 – On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day May 3 2020, we the undersigned Somalia media fraternity express our grave concern on the spate of threats, attacks and intimidation against journalists and media professionals in the past year.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 23 April, 2020- Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) welcomes the release of Voice of America (VOA) journalist, Mukhtar Mohamed Atosh on Wednesday 22 April, 2020 and praises the decision to revoke the ban on Radio Barawe’s programming in the Bravanese language.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 22 April, 2020- Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly refutes the trumped up and baseless allegations by the Somali Federal Ministry of Information against Radio Hiigsi’s editor, Mohamed Abduwahaab Nuur (Abuuja) held incommunicado since March 7.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 21 April, 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the strange and unconstitutional order to ban the community-owned Radio Barawe’s programming in the locally spoken Baravanese dialect by the authorities in Barawe on Monday 20 April, 2020.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 21 April 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the arbitrary arrest of Voice of America (VOA) correspondent in Baidoa, Mukhtar Mohamed Atosh on Monday 20 April 2020.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 18 April, 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is relieved to learn the release on bail of Goobjoog Media Group deputy director, Abdiaziz Ahmed Gurbiye on Saturday 18 April, 2020 and calls for the Somali government to free Radio Hiigsi editor, Mohamed Abduwahaab Nuur (also known as Abuuja) held incommunicado since March 7, 2020.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 14 April 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) expresses its extreme concern by the arrest of Goobjoog Media deputy director, Abdiaziz Ahmed Gurbiye by the Somali police in Mogadishu on Tuesday 14 April 2020 and calls for his immediate release.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 13 April 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the arbitrarily brief arrest of Somali National TV journalist, Adan Mohamed Salad in Kismayo on Monday 13 April 2020.