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Defending Freedoms, Journalists and Government Accountability, Human Rights in Somalia?
Somalia · Somalia

Defending Freedoms, Journalists and Government Accountability, Human Rights in Somalia?

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Somaliland crackdown on independent reporting: 10 journalists arrested in five months
Hargeisa · Hargeisa

Somaliland crackdown on independent reporting: 10 journalists arrested in five months

MOGADISHU, Somalia 14 July, 2025 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is extremely concerned about the escalation of arrests and intimidation through the courts against journalists operating in Somaliland, particularly in the Sanaag region, where security tensions have recently been high. SJS has documented 10 new cases of journalist arrests, detention, and with some ending in sham court trials involving intimidation tactics between March an…Read Article
Forced voter registration in Mogadishu: Commuters taken from buses at gunpoint
Mogadishu · Mogadishu

Forced voter registration in Mogadishu: Commuters taken from buses at gunpoint

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SJS Baraarug Campaign holds civic engagement and training workshop in Galkayo

GALKAYO, Somalia, 24 June 2025 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) / Baraarug Campaign, conducted a one-day civic engagement and training workshop in Galkayo, Mudug region.  The workshop focused on promoting civic rights, conflict resolution, gender equality, and freedom of expression and inclusive peacebuilding through responsible journalism and community participation. Held in the divided city of Galkayo—a hotspot of inter-clan tensions a…Galkayo · GalkayoRead Article

A Proud Moment: SJS leader Abdalle Mumin wins the 2025 Allard Prize honour

MOGADISHU, Somalia 18 June 2025 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and its network of members proudly congratulate its Secretary General, Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, for receiving an Honourable Mention at the 2025 Allard Prize for International Integrity, a prestigious global award that includes special recognition and a cash prize. The award was announced on Tuesday night at a ceremony held in New York, USA, celebrating individuals and organizat…Mogadishu · MogadishuRead Article

Mahad Salad’s return to NISA signals a dark turn for press freedom in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia 16 June 2025 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) expresses deep alarm over the reappointment of Mahad Mohamed Salad as Director of the Somalia National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA)—a move widely seen as a reward for his well-documented abuses against independent journalists, media institutions, and vulnerable communities, often involving threats, fear, and acts of violence. Mahad Salad was initially appointed a…Mogadishu · MogadishuRead Article

Somali intelligence agents raid media outlet after reports of forced voter registration

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 13 June 2025 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the Thursday morning raid on the office of the privately-owned online television platform Himilo Somali TV in Mogadishu. The raid was carried out by armed members of the Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) in an apparent attempt to remove an interview deemed critical of the disputed federal electoral commission. According to two journa…Voter Registration · MogadishuRead Article

Galkayo police arrest two journalists; Somali Ministry of Information officials raid and loot Jubbaland State TV equipment in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 9 June 2025 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the arrest of two journalists by Puntland police in Galkayo on 6 June, as well as the raid on the Jubbaland TV studio in Mogadishu on 3 June and the confiscation of its equipment. On 3 June, Jubbaland TV reported that representatives from the Somali Ministry of Information in Mogadishu had “looted” their equipment, including “cameras, computers, and office supplies…Mogadishu · MogadishuRead Article

No More Whitewashing: Somalia must uphold Constitution and International norms in forming human rights commission

MOGADISHU, Somalia 2 June 2025 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) expresses deep concern over the Somali president’s office attempting to establish a puppet National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) through a non-transparent, unconstitutional, and politically manipulated process that blatantly contravenes both Somalia’s Provisional Constitution and international human rights standards. If left unchallenged, this move risks enabling the white…Mogadishu · MogadishuRead Article

EU-Trained Police Raid Local Radio, Arrest Journalist in Lower Shabelle; Turkish-Trained Haramcad Forces Attack Three Journalists in Mogadishu

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MOGADISHU, Somalia – 01 June 2025 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the arrest of Ismail Khalif Ahmed, the director and founder of Radio Wanlaweyn FM, in Wanla-Weyn town, Lower Shabelle region on Friday 30 May, as well as the attack on three journalists from RTN TV and Five Somali TV in Mogadishu on Saturday 31 May. On the night of Friday 30 May, armed officers from Wanla-Weyn Police Station raided the privately owned Ra…Chihuahua, Mexico · ChihuahuaSee the Story

[Opinion] 15 journalists arrested in two days amid crackdown on media covering public opinion and political tensions in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia 24 May, 2025 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the recent wave of arrests, threats, and intimidation targeting journalists in Mogadishu. Over the past 48 hours, SJS has recorded a disturbing spike of 15 arbitrary detentions, equipment confiscation, and obstruction of media workers by security forces—particularly officers from the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) and the police—as journa…Opinion · MogadishuSee the Story

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