Alerts

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 29 September, 2019 - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is strongly outraged by the acts of denial of fair trail and miscarriage of justice by the Somaliland authorities after the Marodi Jeh Appeals Court in Hargeisa upheld three and half years jail term against journalist Abdimalik Muse Oldon today on 29 September, 2019

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 27 September, 2019 - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is shocked to learn the order of summon against the director of Radio Daljir, Ahmed Sheikh Mohamed (also known as Tall Man) by Puntland’s Supreme Court of Armies and Weight Crimes issued on 24 September, 2019.

MOGADISU, Somalia, 25 September, 2019 - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the new oppressive measures employed by the Minister of information of Puntland in Garoweon Sunday 22 September, 2019against the independent media and journalists, the latest in a string of attacks against the journalists and the media in Puntland.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 23 September, 2019 - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) welcomes the release of the three Hadhwanaag News journalists today on 23 September, 2019, after spending two weeks in Hargeisa jail.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 20 September, 2019 - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) wishes to call for immediate medical support for a wounded human rights journalist Ismail Sheikh Khalifa whose injuries deteriorated following unsuccessful 10-month long treatment in Mogadishu, Somalia.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 18 September, 2019 - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the latest wave of violence against journalists in Somaliland while calls for the Hargeisa-based Marodi Jeh Appeals Court to quash three and half years jail term sentenced on journalist Abdimalik Muse Oldon on 08 July, 2019 by the Marodi Jeh Court of First Degree.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 16 September, 2019 - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is concerned about the multiple raids by Puntland police officers on Radio Daljir offices in the towns of Garowe and Bosaso on 14 and 15 September, 2019 respectively and the brief shut down of the radio’s transmitter in Bosaso on Monday 16 September, 2019.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 10 September, 2019 - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is concerned about the new restrictive directive from Somaliland’s Minister of Information, Mohamed Muse Dirie which instructs local TV stations to prioritize Somaliland related news over reports of events in Somalia issued on Monday 09 September, 2019.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 08 September, 2019 - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the closure of Horyaal24 TV and the arrest of the TV’s Chairman on Friday 06 September, 2019 and Saturday 07 September, 2019 respectively by Somaliland police in Hargeisa.