At a ceremony held during the fifth assembly of World Movement for Democracy (WMD) in Kiev, Ukraine, which is a global network of democrats including independent journalists, trade unionists, business leaders, religious leaders, human rights activists, practitioners, academics, policy makers, and funders, who have come together to cooperate in the promotion of democracy, honoured the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) at an award ceremony today with the presentation of the Democracy Courage Tribute on behalf of Somali Journalists.
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The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) today welcomed the renewal of the mandate of the Independent Expert on Human Rights Situation in Somalia and the approval of new mandate holder for Somalia in the Review, Rationalization and Improvement of Mandate of Independent Expert on Situation of Human Rights in Somalia.
NUSOJ has released a report on the new media law that was passed by Somalia’s Transitional Federal Parliament on 8 December 2007.
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) today condemns in the strongest possible terms the shocking attacks on Radio Shabelle and Radio Simba in Mogadishu by the Armed Forces of the Somalia Transitional Federal Government.
Global Free Expression Community Call For End to Repression of Journalists, Revision of Somali Media Law
21st. Feb 2008
Twenty-eight national, regional and international free expression organizations appealed to Somali Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein to use his leadership position to truly protect journalists’ and media workers’ safety by investigating attacks on journalists to end the current culture of impunity. The joint action was led by the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) and other members and partners of the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX).
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) today condemns the attack carried out by armed forces of the Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) at the offices of Waayaha Press, a Mogadishu-based privately owned weekly newspaper.
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) in collaboration with American Centre for International Labour Solidarity (Solidarity Centre) held a Strategic Planning and Leadership Workshop for members of NUSOJ Supreme Council from 25 through 28 January 2008 in Djibouti.
The mainstream of Mogadishu Media, of news media outlets and press freedom organizations, cooperatively voiced today enormous concern about the worsening press freedom situation in the country as violations against media freedom reached highest level in 2006 for a decade. (03-JAN-07)
Based on an appeal from the Someli Press freedom observer, this article has been edited for republication here by HRH F / Niels Jacob Harbitz. Photo of Osman: HRH F / Niels Jacob Harbitz.
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is today condemning the increasing violations of press freedom in Somalia as two more journalists were arrested today (Sunday, 29 Oct. 06) in Baidoa, the seat of the transitional federal government, and a journalist was tortured in Bossasso.
The arrest of the two journalists Abdulkadir Barre Moallim and Nur Barre was reportedly ordered by the Governor of Bay region Haji Mohamud Barbar but was arrested at the premises of the Radio by local police led deputy chief of police of the region Hussein Kerow around 13hrs local time.
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has won a prestigious international press freedom award, the first ever international prize for a journalists’ organization in the history of Somalia’s defense of press freedom.
The Reporters Without Borders - Fondation de France International Press Freedom Defender Award is an exemplary recognition of the union’s tenacious fight to defend the international principle of press freedom in a country ravaged by internal warfare, which has gone almost 15 years without effective government or law enforcement bodies.
