Somaliland journalist detained for days without charge over Facebook post - Committee to Protect Journalists

Somaliland journalist detained for days without charge over Facebook post - Committee to Protect Journalists

Kampala, August 15, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the breakaway region of Somaliland to unconditionally release Facebook-based journalist Ahmed Mohamud Dool, who has been in detention without charge since August 5. “Ahmed Mohamud Dool’s ongoing detention is the latest sign that Somaliland is becoming an unbearably hostile environment for the media,” said CPJ Africa Program Coordinator Muthoki Mumo. “Authoritie…