Campaigns

19 December 2019 - On behalf of the undersigned journalists’ unions in the Eastern Africa region, we collectively write to Sudanese Prime Minister, Abdallah Hamdok, to condemn, and express our outrage over, the Sudanese Government’s move to dissolve trade unions of Sudan, including our sister union - Sudan Union of Journalists.

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, 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.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 01 November, 2019 - As the world marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) calls on the federal government of Somalia to investigate all crimes against journalists and bring the perpetrators to justice.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 25 October, 2019 - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is alarmed by the rising levels of online harassment and intimidations targeted to the journalists in Somalia in particular those in the capital and in the northeastern regions.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 19 October, 2019 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) calls for authorities at the Somali Federal Parliament (People’s House) to immediately restore access of the independent media and journalists to the People’s House and allocate space for journalists during ongoing parliamentary debates.

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.

Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) welcomes the release of the privately-owned independent Bulsho TV correspondent Abdirahman Keyse Tungub from Las’anod prison where he was arbitrarily detained for 16 days without charges.

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