Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is an independent journalists’ trade union established in May 2019 by professional journalists to defend rights of working journalists, advocate for press freedom and provide legal aid. SJS is a member of Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) and CIVICUS,the global coalition of civil society organisations. Tel: +252 1 857551
نقابة الصحفيين الصوماليين تندد اغتيال صحفي في الصومال
Wariye madax-bannaan oo lagu toogtay Afgooye
MUQDISHO, Soomaaliya, 16 Febraayo, 2020 – Ururka Suxufiyiinta Soomaaliyeed (SJS) wuxuu sida ugu adag u cambaareynayaa dilka wariye Cabdiwali Cali Xasan (Abdiwali Online) oo lagu toogtay degmada Afgooye, Gobolka Shabeelaha Hoose maalinimadii Axaddii 16 Febraayo, 2020.
Dad aan la aqoonsan ayaa wariyaha madaxa iyo feeraha kaga dhuftay dhowr xabbadood taasoo sababtay inuu dhaawac daran soo gaaro xilli uu u socday hoygiisa oo ku yaalla Xaafada Xaawo Taako ee degmada Afgooye, sida ay SJS u sheegeen xubno ka tirsan qoyskiisa iyo wariyaal ay wada shaqeeyeen. Wariye Cabdiwali ayaa u geeriyooday dhaawacii soo gaaray intii loo sii waday isbitaalka. Kuwii dilka geystay ayaa goobta ka baxsaday iyagoon la qaban.
“Cabdiwali waxaa ku dhacay in ka badan shan xabadood kaddib markii ay soo weerareen rag ku hubeysan bastoolado xilli uu u socday gurigiisa. Wuxuu ku dhintay intii loo sii waday isbitaalka,” sidaasi waxaa SJS u sheegay wariye Maxamed Siciid Xalane oo ay saaxiib ahaayeen wariyaha dhintay.
Tifaftiraha Radio Kulmiye, Cabdiqani Cabdullaahi ayaa SJS u sheegay in warkii u dambeeyay ee uu soo diray wariye Cabdiwali uu ahaa dhaqdhaqaaq Ciidanka Xoogga Dalka (XDS) ay ka wadaan degmooyin ka tirsan Shabeelaha Hoose maalintii Sabtida 15 Febraayo. Sidoo kale tifaftiraha Universal TV, Cabdullahi Axmed Nuur ayaa SJS u sheegay in warkii ugu dambeeyay ee uu u soo diray TV-ga uu ahaa furitaanka dugsi cusub iyo dib-u-dhiska xarunta maamulka Degmada Shalanbood maalintii Sabtida.
Saaxiibada wariyaha ayaa SJS u sheegay in Cabdiwali uu u sheegay in hanjabaad dil uu heley sanadkii hore.
“Waxaan cambaareyneynaa sida ugu adag dilka saaxiibkeen Cabdiwali Cali Xasan, oo lagu dilay Xaafadda Xaawo Taako ee degmada Afgooye. Allah Ha u Naxariistee, Cabdiwali waxaa toogtay rag hubeysan oo aan la aqoonsan xilli uu u socday hoygiisa. Wuxuu ahaa wariye dhalinyar oo u soo waramayey Radio Kulmiye iyo Radio Kulmiye, isagoo ka soo warami jiray wararka amniga iyo bani’aadanimada ee Gobolka Shabeelaha Hoose,” sidaasi waxaa yiri Cabdalle Axmed Mumin, Xoghayaha Guud ee Ururka Suxufiyiinta Soomaaliyeed (SJS).
“Waa maalin kale oo murugo u ah bahda saxaafadda Soomaaliya. Waxaan ugu baaqeynaa Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya iyo maamulka gobolka Shabeelaha Hoose inay baaritaan deg deh ah billaabaan, ayna soo qabtaan gacan ku dhiiglayaasha oo ay horkeenaan sharciga,” ayuu hadalkiisa sii raaciyey Xoghayaha Guud ee SJS, Cabdalle Mumin.
Ururka Suxufiyiinta Soomaaliyeed (SJS) oo ku hadlaya magaca xubnaha Ururka iyo guud ahaan kan suxufiyiinta Soomaaliyeed, wuxuu uga tacsiyeynayaa qoyska iyo saaxiibada wariye Cabdiwali geeridiisa. Waxaana u rajeyneynaa wariye Cabdiwali inuu Illaahay ka waraabiyo Jannada.
Dilka Cabdiwali Cali Xasan waa kii ugu horreeyay ee sannadkan 2020 wariye loogu geysto gudaha Soomaaliya. Allaah Ha u Naxariistee wuxuu wariye Cabdiwali oo ahaa 25 jir, dunida kaga tagay xaas iyo labo carruur ah.
Young Somali freelance journalist shot dead in Afgoye
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 16 February, 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns in the strongest terms possible in the killing of a young freelance TV and radio journalist, Abdiwali Ali Hassan (aka Abdiwali Onine) who was shot dead in Afgoye town, 30KM south of Mogadishu, on Sunday evening 16 February, 2020.
Unidentified gunmen have shot several bullets on the head and the chest of Abdiwali causing serious injuries as he was returning to his home in Hawo Tako neighborhood in Afgoye around 6:14 p.m local time, family members and colleagues told SJS. The journalist succumbed to his injuries as he was rushed to the hospital. The assailants fled the scene and were not arrested.
“Abdiwali was shot more than five times by men armed with pistols when he was going home from work. He died on the way to the hospital,” Mohamed Said Halane, who works at Radio Afgoye and close friend of Abdiwali told SJS.
According to Abdiqani Abdullahi, Radio Kulmiye news editor, Abdiwali’s last news report on Saturday 15 February, covered Somali National Army operations in several districts in the Lower Shabelle region targeting al-Shabaab held locations. Mogadishu-based Universal TV editor, Abdullahi Ahmed Nur told SJS that Abdiwali also covered another story about the inaugural ceremony of a new school in Shalanbood district and the renovation of Shalanbood District Commissioner’s offices.
Colleagues told SJS that Abdiwali sometime last year told them that he has received a death threat due to his work as a journalist.
“We condemn in the strongest terms possible the killing of our colleague Abdiwali Ali Hassan, who was killed in Hawo Tako neighborhood of Afgoye town, 30KM south of Mogadishu. Late Abdiwali was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on the evening of Sunday as he was going home from work. He was a young freelance journalist who was simultaneously reporting to both Radio Kulmiye and Universal TV covering security and humanitarian news in the conflict-ridden Lower Shabelle region,” Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, the Secretary General of Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) said.
“This is indeed another sad day for Somali journalists. We call for the Somali Federal Government and the local authorities to carry out prompt investigations and bring the killers into the justice,” adds Mr. Mumin.
Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), on behalf of its members and the Somali journalists at large sends sincere condolences to the families and friends of Abdiwali, May his soul rest in peace.
Abdiwali’s death records as the first killing against journalists in Somalia in 2020. Late Abdiwali, 25, left behind a wife and two children
SJS oo soo dhoweysay Warbixinta Amnesty International, uguna baaqday Dowladda Somalia inay cambaareyso xadgudubyada ka dhanka saxaafadda
MUQDISHO, Soomaaliya, 13 Febraayo 2020 – Ururka Suxufiyiinta Soomaaliyeed (SJS) wuxuu soo dhoweynayaa warbixinta ay soo saartay hay’adda Xuquuqda Aadanaha ee Amneysty International ee cinwaankeedu yahay, “Waxaanu ku nool nahay cabsi joogto: Tacadiyada iyo Xadgudubyada ka dhanka Xorriyatul Qawlka Soomaaliya” taasoo lagu soo bandhigay tacadiyada ka dhanka ah xorriyada hadalka iyo midda saxaafadda ee Soomaaliya. Warbixintani ayaa ah middii ugu horeeysay ee ay hay’ad caalami ah ka soo saarto xaaladda Saxaafadda Soomaaliya shantii sano ee ugu dambeysay, kana dhigeysa warbixintii ugu horeysay ee la soo saaro tan iyo intii Madaxweyne Farmaajo uu xafiiska yimid horraantii 2017.
Waxaan ugu baaqeynaa Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya inay xushmeyso xorriyada hadalka iyo midda saxaafadda, xorriyaadkaas oo lagu damaanad qaaday Dastuurka Federalka KMG ah Qodobaddiisa 18 iyo 32, sidoo kale Qodobada 9 iyo 19 ee Baaqa Caalamiga ee Xuquuqda Aadanaha. Waxaan sidoo ku baaqeynaa in hay’adaha amniga ee dalka la baro xuquuqda aadanaha iyo tan xorriyadda Saxaafadda ee Dastuurku dalku uu dammaanad qaaday.
Isagoo ka hadlaya xafladdii lagu soo bandhigayay warbixinta Amnesty International ee Nairobi, Xoghayaha Guud ee SJS Cabdalle Axmed Mumin ayaa ku amaanay hay’adda Amnesty International warbixintan gooreysan.
“Warbixintu waxay faahfaahineysa gabood fallada qatarta iyo xaaladaha adag ee ay ku shaqeeyaan suxufiyiinta Soomaaliyeed iyo talooyin ku socda dowladda Soomaaliya iyo hay’adaha iyo dowladaha taageera Soomaaliya,” Sidaa waxaa yiri Xoghayaha Guud, Ururka Suxufiyiinta Soomaaliyeed (SJS), isagoo intaa ku daray in ay muhiim tahay in ay dowladda Soomaaliyeed ay ilaaliso, difaacdana suxufiyiinta, iyadoo ixtiraameysa waajibaadyada qaran iyo kuwa caalamiga ah.
“Cabaqabadaha ugu weyn ee ay saxafiyiinta hadda wajahaan waxaa ugu horreeya sharciga saxaafadda oo ay labada aqal meel mariyeen. Sharcigaas keliya kuma keenayo warbaahinta iyo suxufiyiinta caqabado dhinaca ah balse waxa uu meesha ka saarayaa xorriyadda saxaafadda iyadoo waddankeenu uusan lahayn taariikh dhinaca xorriyadda saxaafadda ah,” Xoghayaha Guud ee SJS, Cabdalle Axmed Mumin ayaa intaa ku daray.
Dhanka kale, Ururka Suxufiyiinta Soomaaliyeed (SJS) ayaa hoosta ka xariiqay sheegashada Wasaaradda Warfaafinta, Dhaqanka iyo Dalxiiska ee ku aaddan sharciyadda ururka SJS. Ururka Suxufiyiinta Soomaaliyeed (SJS) waa urur qaanuuni ah oo sifo sharciyeed ku diiwaan gashan, isla markaana xaruntiisu tahay magaalada Muqdisho, iyadoo xubnaha SJS ay kala joogaan dalka oo dhan. Waxaa intaa dheer in Xorriyadda isu Imaatinka, Xorriyadda Sameysashada Ururrada iyo Xaqa Xiriirka Shaqaalaha waxaa damaanad qaadaya Qodobada 16, 20 iyo 24 ee Dastuurka KMG ee Dalka.
Hadalka Wasaaradda ee ku saabsan in hoggaamiyaal ka tirsan SJS iyo 70 qof dad ka badan ee lagu wareystay warbixinta Amnesty International waa mid khilaafsan ujeeddada, balse ujeeddadu waxay tahay inay Dowladda Soomaaliya wax ka qabato tacadiyada iyo gabood-fallada lagu soo bandhigay warbixinta Amnesty International sida dembiyada aan la isu ciqaabin, faafreebta internetka, dhibaatooyinka boolisku ku hayaan saxaafadda iyo ka hor istaagga xaqa helista xogta iyo sharciga saxaafadda ee xadgudubka ah.
SJS welcomes AI’s findings on Somalia’s freedom expression report, calls authorities to publicly condemn violations
MOGADISHU, Somalia 13 February 2020 – Somali Journalists (SJS) welcomes Amnesty International report entitled ”We live in Perpetual Fear: Violations and Abuses of Freedom of Expression in Somalia” that documented violations and abuses against Freedom of Expression in Somalia in the past three years, which is the first ever report on the state of Press freedom of Somalia by an international organization since 2015 and the first report since President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo came to office in early 2017.
We call for authorities of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) to respect the freedom of the speech and Freedom of Expression as enshrined in Articles 18 and 32 of the Federal Constitution as well as in Article 9 and 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). We also call for the country’s security agencies to be educated with human rights principles including the press freedom.
Speaking at the launch of the report in Nairobi, the Secretary General of the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), Abdalle Ahmed Mumin commended Amnesty International for the report which was “timely”.
“The report specially highlights the grim and critical conditions under which Somali journalists operate along with recommendations to the Somali government and the international partners which support Somalia,” Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, the Secretary General of Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) said “It is important our Somali government to act and protect the journalists as uphold to its national and international obligations.”
“One of the biggest challenges for the Somali journalists is the media law which has been passed by both houses. The media law not only imposes legal challenges but also completely threatens any space media freedom could have in a country with no history of press freedom. We call for the Ministry of Information to immediately open review process into this law,” Mr. Mumin adds.
Meanwhile, Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) noted claims made by the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism on the aftermath of the Amnesty International report today 13 February about its legality. Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is a legally registered journalists’ trade union with its headquarters in Mogadishu and holds all required documentations and our members are based across Somalia. In addition, the Freedom of Association, Freedom of Assembly and the Right to Labor Relations have been guaranteed under Articles 16, 20, and 24 of the Provisional Federal Constitution.
The Ministry’s point about SJS leaders and more than 70 others interviewed in the Amnesty International report and whose cases were properly documented is out of topic, however, the point is the Somali government to address findings made by Amnesty International report which highlights gross violations against the freedom of the press ranging from impunity, online harassment, censorship through bribing and police brutality to restricting access to information and draconian media law.
تدوينة في الفيسبوك تتسبب في اعتقال صحفي جنوب غرب الصومال
مقديشو ، الصومال ، 11 شباط / فبراير ،2020- تستنكر نقابة الصحفيين الصوماليين اعتقال حسين علي جيسي الصحفي في قناة 5 صومالي بعد نشره تدوينة في الفيسبوك يوم الثلاثاء الماضي
وقد اعتقل الصحفي في ال11 فبراير في مدينة بورهكبة التي تخضع لإدارة ولاية جنوب غرب الصومال، وذلك بعد أن نشره تعليقا في موقع التواصل الاجتماعي (فيسبوك) والتي اثارت غضب الإدارة المحلية في الإقليم
وقال فؤاد عبدي محمد ، مدير قناة الصومال الخمسةالتي تتخذ من العاصمة الكينية نيروبي مقرار لها لنقابة الصحفيين الصوماليين ، ” إن شرطة ولاية جنوب غرب الصومال ألقت القبض على حسين جيسي في حوالي الساعة 9:00 صباحًا. بعد أن استدعاه رئيس مقاطعة بزرهكابا ، عبدي محمد أحمد ، إلى مركز الشرطة
كماأفاد صحفي آخر في بورهكابا لنقابة الصحافيين الصوماليين أن حسين جيسي قد تم استجوابه حول تقرير نشره الاثنين الماضي على صفحته في موقع الفيسبوك والتي انتقدفيها الأمن “المتدهور” في مدينة دينسوربإقليم باي حنوب غرب الصومال
وأكد عبدي محمد أحمد ، رئيس مقاطعة بورهكابا ، لنقابة الصحافيين الصوماليين إنه أمر بالقبض على الصحفي بعد تلقيه تعليمات من وزير الداخلية ولاية جنوب غرب الصومال ، محمد أبوكر دون أن يعطيه سبب اعتقال الصحافي
وأضاف المسؤول المحلي في اتصال هاتفي لنقابة الصحافيين الصوماليين أنهم يحتجزون الصحفي حسين جيسي في مركز الشرطة، مشيرا إلى انهم سيواصلون احتجازه إلى أن يحصلون مزيدا من التعليمات من الوزير أو سلطة جنوب غرب الصومال
لم يرد وزير الداخلية في ولاية جنوب غرب الصومال محمد أبوبكر ، على مكالمات هاتفية عندما اتصلت به نقابة الصحفيين
وعبرت نقابة الصحافيين الصوماليين عن أسفها ا الشديد تجاه إزاء اعتقال الصحفي حسن غيسي ، وقال عبد الله مؤمن الأمين العام لنقابة الصحفيين الصوماليين “نحن ندين هذا الانتهاك الصارخ بحق زميلنا الصحفي حسين علي غيسي الذي يعمل في تلفزيون الصومال الخمس
وطالب مؤمن السلطة في جنوب غرب الصومالي بالإفراج الفولاي عن الصحفي غيسي و دون مزيد من التأخير.” داعيا السلطات في ولاية جنوب غرب الصومال لى احترام حرية التعبير التي هي حق إنساني أساسي ومضمون في الدستور الصومالي “
وتشعر نقابة الصحفيين الصوماليين بالقلق الشديد إزاء حالات الاعتقال المتزايدة بحق بعض الصحفيين والمدونيين الإعلاميين الذي لجأوا إلى منصات وسائل التواصل الإجتماعي للتعبير عن آرئهم ووجهات نظرهم تجاه القضايا السياسية والأمنية بعد تشديد الرقابة على غالبية المنافذ الإعلامية التقليدية في البلاد من قبل السلطات الأمنية
Maamulka Koonfur Galbeed oo Buurhakaba ku xiray weriye TV oo Facebook ku daabacay qoraal
MUQDISHO, Soomaaliya, 11 Febraayo, 2020- Ururka Suxufiyiinta Soomaaliyeed (SJS) wuxuu ka dalbanayaa maamulka Koonfur Galbeed Soomaaliya inay si daahitaan la’aan ah oo aysan shuruud ku xirneyn u sii-daayaan weriyaha telefishanka madaxa-bannaan ee Five Somali TV, Xuseen Cali Geesey oo lagu xiray magaalada Buurhakaba, Talaadada 11 Febraayo, 2020 sabab la xiriirta qoraal loo arkay dhaliil oo uu ku daabacay bartiisa Facebook.
Agaasimaha Five Somali TV, Fu’aad Cabdi Maxamed ayaa u sheegay SJS in weriye Xuseen la xiray abbaare 9:00 a.m (waqtiga gudaha) kaddib markii looga yeeray saldhigga booliska ee Buurhakaba. Weriye kale oo ku sugan Buurhakaba ayaa SJS u sheegay in Xuseen Geesey wax laga weydiiyay qoraalkiisa uu ku qoray Facebook Isniintii 10 Febraayo kaasoo uu ku dhaliilay xaaladda amniga ee degmada Diinsoor oo ka tirsan isla gobolka Baay ee maamulka Koonfur Galbeed, kahor intaan la xirin. Weriyaha ayaa la sii-daayey kaddib in ka badan sagaal saacadood oo uu xirnaa iyadoon wax dembi ah lagu soo oogin.
Guddoomiyaha Degmada Buurhakaba, Cabdi Maxamed Axmed Cusmaan ayaa SJS u xaqiijiyay inuu isagu wacay weriye Xuseen Geesey, kaddibna uu amray in la xiro kaddib markii sidaasi uu soo amray Wasiirka Arrimaha Gudaha ee Koonfur Galbeed, Maxamed Abuukar. Guddoomiyuhu ma caddeyn sababta xarigga weriyaha.
Markii la siidaayey kaddib, Weriye Xuseen Geesey ayaa SJS u xaqiijiyay in lagu siidaayey iyadoon wax dembi ah lagu oogin, hase yeeshee wuxuu sheegay in looga digay ka hadalka arrimaha maamulka Koonfur Galbeed.
“Waxaan heley xorriyadeyda abbaare 6:20 p.m. Wax dembi ah la iguma oogin. Boolisku waxay iigu goodiyeen inay markale i soo xiri doonaan ayna i garaaci doonaan haddii aan markale dhaliilo ka qoro maamulka Koonfur Galbeed,” Weriye Xuseen Geesey aya sidaasi u sheegay SJS.
“Iyadoo SJS soo dhoweyneyso siideynta saaxiibkeen, waxaan haddana cambaareyneynaa falkan xadgudubka ah ee ka dhanka ah xuquuqda uu u leeyahay xorriyadda hadalka weriye Xuseen Cali Geesey oo ka tirsan Five Somali TV,” sidaasi waxaa yiri Xoghayaha Guud ee Ururka Suxufiyiinta Soomaaliyeed (SJS), Cabdalle Axmed Mumin “Maamulka Koonfur Galbeed waa inay ixtiraamaan xorriyadda cabbirka aragtida oo ah xaq aas aasi ah, kuna xafidan Dastuurka Soomaaliyeed.”
Ururka Suxufiyiinta Soomaaliyeed (SJS) wuxuu aad uga walaacsan yahay kiisaska sii kordhaya ee xarigga lagula kacayo suxufiyiinta iyo shaqaalaha kale ee warbaahinta sabab la xiriirta aragtidooda oo ay ku soo bandhigaan baraha bulshada iyadoo suxufiyiin badan ay door-bideen inay aragtidooda ku soo bandhigaan baraha bulshada faafreebka sii badanaya ee lagu hayo xarumaha warbaahinta awgeed.
TV journalist briefly arrested in SW Somalia over critical Facebook post
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 11 February, 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the brief detention of journalist Hussein Ali Gesey, a correspondent for the privately-owned independent Five Somali TV, by South West State authorities in Burhakaba town of Bay region on Tuesday 11 February, 2020 over a Facebook post deemed critical.
According to Fuad Abdi Mohamed, the director of the Nairobi-headquartered Five Somali TV who spoke to SJS, Hussein Gesey was arrested around 9:00 a.m (local time) after he was summoned to the police station by the Burhakaba District Commissioner, Abdi Mohamed Ahmed. Another colleague journalist in Burhakaba also told SJS that Hussein Gesey was questioned about his Monday 10 February Facebook post that criticized the allegedly ‘deteriorating’ security of Dinsor, another district within Bay region, before he was detained. He was released after spending more than nine hours in detention without charge.
Burhakaba District Commissioner, Abdi Mohamed Ahmed told SJS that he ordered the arrest of the journalist after he was instructed to do by the South West State’s Minister of Interior, Mohamed Abukar. He did not specify why he was told to jail the journalist.
After his release, journalist Hussein Gesey told SJS that he was released without charge but was warned against criticizing the state on the social media.
“I got my freedom at 6.20 p.m. I was not charged. The police officers informed me that they will re-arrest me and even beat me should I write critical views against the state on Facebook in the future,” the journalist told SJS.
“While we welcome his release, condemn this blatant violation against the right to freedom of expression by our colleague journalist Hussein Ali Gesey who works for Five Somali TV,” Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, the Secretary General of Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) said “Authorities in South West State of Somalia should respect the freedom of expression which is basic human right and is guaranteed in the Somali Constitution.”
Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is worried about the increased cases of arrests of journalists and media practitioners after expressing critical views on social media platforms to which many journalists opted to use for airing their public views due to the growing censorship on majority of the media outlets.
Guddiga Doorashooyinka Soomaaliya waa inay ka fogaadaan ka xayiridda warbaahinta wararka doorashada 2020/2021
MUQDISHO, Soomaaliya, 04 Febraayo, 2020 – Ururka Suxufiyiinta Soomaaliyeed (SJS) wuxuu ugu baaqayaa Guddiga Madaxa-bannaan ee Doorashooyinka Qaranka (GMDQ) inay ka fogaadaan inay warbaahinta iyo suxufiyiinta ku soo rogaan awaamiir xadideysa shaqadooda tebinta wararka doorashayooyinka 2020/2021, waana inay u ogolaadaan suxufiyiinta jawi u saamaxaya inay si xor ah u tebiyaan doorashooyinka la filayo inay dalka ka dhacaan.
Maalinimadii Axadda, 02 Febraayo, Guddiga Madaxa-bannaan ee Doorashooyinka Qaranka (GMDQ) waxay kulan la qaateen qaar ka mid ah suxufiyiinta, wakiillo ka socday warbaahinta iyo ururada metela suxufiyiinta, iyagoona ku wargeliyey in Guddigu diyaarinayo Hab-dhaqan Anshaxa Saxaafadeed oo ay ku jiraan qodobo aan caddeyn oo ay doonayaan inay dhaqan-geliyaan xiliga doorashada. Guddiga doorashada ayaa sheegay in qodobada xeerka anshaxa shuruud looga dhigi doono inay suxufiyiinta iyo warbaahinta loo ogollaado tebinta wararka inta lagu guda jiro doorashada.
Iyadoo aan soo dhoweynayno doodaha iyo wadatashiyada la xiriira doorka suxufiyiinta iyo warbaahinta Soomaaliyeed ee doorashooyinka, haddana Ururka Suxufiyiinta Soomaaliyeed (SJS) waxa uu ku adkeysanaya in Hab-dhaqanka Anshax Saxaafadeed kasta uu yahay wax ay xaq u leeyihiin suxufiyiinta, warbaahinta iyo ururadooda inay sameystaan si ay isugu xakameeyaan iyaga dhexdooda, ayna tahay inay suxufiyiinta iyo ururada matala suxufiyiinta kuwa warbaahinta inay iyagu dhexdooda sameystaan.
“Waxaanu ognahay inay Guddiga Madaxa-bannaan ee Doorashooyinka Qaranka (GMDQ) isku dayayaan inay ku soo rogaan suxufiyiinta iyo warbaahinta qodobo lug xiraya, caqabadna ku ah tebinta wararka xilliga doorashada. Waxaanu u sheegeynaa Guddiga Doorashada in anshax saxaafadeed ay tahay inay sameystaan suxufiyiinta iyo ururada metela dhexdooda. Waana sharci darro in dibadda looga keeno si loogu caburiyo,” waxaa sidaa yiri Cabdalle Axmed Mumin, Xoghayaha Guud ee Ururka Suxufiyiinta Soomaaliyeed (SJS).
Wuxuu Xoghayuhu intaa ku daray Guddiga Doorashada inay ogaadaan in warbaahintu ay tahay ilaaliye muhiim ah si looga hortago, loona baaro eedeymaha la xiriira carqaladeyn ama wax isdaba-marin xilliga doorashada.
“Waxaan ugu baaqeynaa Guddiga Madaxa-bannaan ee Doorashooyinka Qaranka (GMDQ) inay kaararka aqoonsiga ku siiyaan suxufiyiinta iyo warbaahinta tebineysa doorashooyinka hab furan oo aan lahayn takoor, waana inay kaararka aqoonsiga xilliga doorashooyinka wada helaan dhammaan warbaahinta gaarka ah iyo tan dowladda,” Xoghayaha Guud ee SJS Md. Cabdalle Mumin ayaa intaa raaciyay.
Kulankii ay warbaahinta iyo suxufiyiinta la qaateen GMDQ ee maalinimadii Axadda, ayaa Ururka Suxufiyiinta Soomaaliyeed (SJS) oo ka mid ahaa ka qeybgalayaasha wuxuu soo jeediyay:
Guddiga Madaxa-bannaan ee Doorashooyinka Qaranka (GDMQ) waa inay:
- aqbalaan in suxufiyiinta iyo warbaahinta ay ka madax-bannaan yihiin faragelin kaga timaada bannaanka;
- oggolaadaan suxufiyiinta iyo ururadooda inay sameystaan xeerka hab-dhaqanka anshaxa oo ay tahay inay xurmeeyaan;
- ogolaadaan suxufiyiinta iyo warbaahinta inay si buuxda uga soo waramaan dhammaan qeybaha hannaanka doorashada oo ay ka mid tahay diyaar-garowga, diiwaan-gelinta cod-bixiyaasha, codeynta iyo tirinta codadka;
- xaqiijiyaan nidaamka bixinta aqoonsiyada suxufiyiinta xiliga doorashada ay tahay mid u furan, caddaalad ah, dhammaan warbaahinta-na si aan kala sooc lahayn;
Ururrada Suxufiyiinta, tifaftirayaasha iyo suxufiyiinta waa inay:
- sameystaan anshax saxaafadeed hannaanka war-tebinta oo ay u madax-baneynaya tifaftirayaasha iyo suxufiyiinta inay ku dhaqmaan;
- ku adkeystaan madax-bannaani, caddaalad iyo dhexdexaadnimo taasoo siineysa dhammaan qeybaha kala duwan inay helaan fursado isla eg dhanka warbaahinta;
- sameeyaan hab maareynaya cabashooyin hadii ay yimaadaan, ayna jirto hannaan sixitaan haddii khalad yimaado;
- dhiirigeliyaan tebinta doorasho nabad ah oo muhiim u ah dal colaad kasoo kabanaya sida Soomaaliya oo kale;
Daneeya-yaasha gudaha iyo kuwa caalamiga waa inay:
- garab istaagaan xorriyadda iyo madax banaanida saxaafadda, ayna cadaadis saaraan hay’adaha dowladda ee ay khuseyso inay dhowraan xorriyadda saxaafadda;
- siiyaan taageero suxufiyiinta iyo ururradooda si ay u sameystaan Hab-dhaqanka Anshax Saxaafadeed ee aas-aasiga u noqonaya tebinta wararka doorashooyinka;
- taageeraan abuurista Guddiga La Socodka iyo Kormeerka Saxaafadeed;
SJS calls for NIEC to avoid restricting media coverage during 2020/2021 electoral process
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 04 February, 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) calls for the Somalia National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) to refrain from imposing restrictive measures on the journalists and the media coverage and to allow conducive environment for journalists covering the 2020/2021 elections.
On Sunday 02 February, NIEC met journalists, representatives from the media and unions in Mogadishu where NIEC representatives announced that they were preparing a media code of conduct containing vaguely worded provisions to be implemented during the election period. According to NIEC officials, this code will be used as a condition for journalists’ accreditation and media organizations to cover the electoral process.
While discussions and consultations on the role of journalists and media houses during the election are welcome processes, SJS strongly insists the development of codes of conduct for journalists and media houses remains a self-regulatory and should be developed by the journalists and their unions to ensure full ownership of its disciplines.
“We were notified by the NIEC’s attempts to impose restrictive and illegitimate regulation on the journalists and the media. We want to tell NIEC that any Code of Conduct should make the media responsible for its own internal matters without external interference,” Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, the Secretary General of Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) said “NIEC should also accept the fact that media is a watchdog that acts as a mechanism for prevention and investigation of allegations of violations or malpractice during the election.”
“We call for NIEC to provide accreditation that is open, transparent and non-discriminatory and include both private and public media.” Mr. Mumin adds.
Following the Sunday’s discussion with NIEC representatives in Mogadishu, Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) made the following recommendations with regard to the role of the journalists and media in the 2020/2021 election:
NIEC should:
- preserve the journalists and media houses’ independence from external interference;
- allow journalists, editors and their unions to set ethical standards for their media outlets that they commit to uphold;
- allow journalists and media houses to have full access to all parts of the electoral process, including preparations and events such as voter registration, polling and vote count;
- ensure journalists’ accreditation be open, transparent and non-discriminatory and inclusive for both private and public media;
Unions, media editors and journalists should:
- develop internal journalistic and editorial standards in election reporting;
- uphold independent, fair and impartial coverage that gives all sides an equal coverage;
- provide for an accountable, simple and effective mechanism for complaints and, where required, make corrections;
- encourage a peaceful electoral process which is especially important in this post-conflict context in Somalia;
Local and international stakeholders should:
- stand firmly with freedom of the press and pressure relevant state organs to respect media freedom;
- provide assistance to a mechanism that supports journalists and their unions to set election reporting guidelines and ethical standards for the media;
- support establishment of Independent Media Monitoring and Refereeing Body;