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Arrest of a local journalist in Baidoa signals growing threats to media freedom in South West State amid armed conflict and humanitarian crisis
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Arrest of a local journalist in Baidoa signals growing threats to media freedom in South West State amid armed conflict and humanitarian crisis
MOGADISHU/BAIDOA, Somalia 30 May 2026 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) calls on the authorities in South West State to respect press freedom and end the intimidation and arbitrary arrests of journalists with the latest case being the unlawful arrest of local journalist Abdirahman Hassan Mohamed in Baidoa on Tuesday 26 May, at a time when the region is grappling with armed conflict, political tensions, and a worsening humanitarian crisis.…
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