Alerts

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 19 January, 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) calls for Somaliland authorities to quash the 21 months jail sentence and the fines against journalist Abdirahman Mohamed Hiddig, Eryal TV reporter in Erigavo, Sanaag region following a facebook post deemed critical to a senior government official.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 13 January, 2020 - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) stands in solidarity with local journalists and media houses who on Sunday evening 12 January, protested against the increasing pressure and blockage against independent journalists covering Galmudug State election in Dhusamareb.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 11 January, 2020 - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is extremely dismayed by the unfair and politically motivated sentence of one year in jail and a fine of three million shilling on Horn Cable TV editor, Abdikadir Saleban Asayr (Coday) over spreading propaganda against Egal International Airport by the Hargeisa-based Marodi Jeh Regional Court on Saturday 11 January, 2020.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 29 December, 2019 - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the unlawful brief closure of Radio Jowhar and the detention of a journalist by Hirshabelle police in Jowhar on Sunday 29 December, 2019 over the radio’s coverage about growing insecurity in the city.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 19 December, 2019 - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the unlawful closure of the privately-owned independent City FM radio in Jowhar and brief detention of its journalists by Hirshabelle police on Thursday 19 December, 2019.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 17 December, 2019 - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is concerned about vicious online attacks and misinformation campaign used in various platforms which contained malware and spyware content in the past few days.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 11 December, 2019 - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the acts of restrictions, censorship and violence against journalists in Mogadishu, Jowhar and Las’anod as the journalists were in a mission to cover events of public interest on Monday 09 December 2019 and Wednesday 11 December, 2019 respectively.

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MOGADISHU, Somalia, 24 November, 2019 - After extensive consultations with its members and wider network of journalists, Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) this week submitted legal comments and recommendations about the Somali Media Bill (amendment) to the ministry of information and the Federal Parliament’s Upper House (Senate) – where the media law is currently being reviewed.