CPJ Calls for Release of Somali Journalist Arrested After Interview With Poet – Axadle

Somaliland arrests two journalists and a poet in two weeks over criticism of president Abdirahman Irro

MOGADISHU, Somalia 9 September 2026 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) calls on Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” to order the immediate and unconditional release of journalists Abdiqani Hussein Abokor and Hassan Saleban Harun, as well as poet Ismail Yusuf Abdi, who were arrested in Somaliland over what authorities deemed to be criticism of […]

CPJ Calls for Release of Somali Journalist Arrested After Interview With Poet – Axadle

Hargeisa (AX) – Somali journalist Abdiqani Hussein Abokor Baylood has been held without charge in North Western State of Somalia since Aug. 29, prompting the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) to demand his immediate release. CPJ said Abdiqani was detained after publishing a video interview with poet Ismail Yusuf Abdi, known as Jiheeye, who accused […]