The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is horrified and saddened by the events in Hiiraan region where two journalists were attacked and sustained grave injuries on 27 Jun 2022. Abdikarin Mohamed Siad, popularly known […]
H.E. Muse Bihi Abdi President of Somaliland Hargiesa SOMALILAND Your Excellency, President Muse Bihi Abdi: Urgent Appeal for Immediate and Unconditional Release of Detained Journalists We, the undersigned organisations that stand for and defend media […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) rejects in totality and condemns the decision of the Hargeisa Regional court that sentenced journalists Mohamed Abdi Sheikh Mohamed (Ilig) of MM Somali TV and Abdijabar Mohamed Hussein […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns the crude assault on media freedom by authorities in Somaliland, who this week, brought contradictory and unsubstantiated criminal charges against journalists Mohamed Abdi Mohamed of MM Somali […]
While the journalism industry in Somalia has become deft and vigilant about physical attacks against journalists, the same sense of importance is needed to address a rise in online attacks. The digital environment has brought […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns the continued detention of Journalists Mohammed Abdi Sheikh Ilig of MMTV, Abdijabar Mohamed Hussein of HornCable TV, and Abdirahman Ali Khalif of Gobonnimo TV who have been […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns today’s arrest of independent journalists and the raid on Horn Cable TV, an independent television station in Hargeisa by Somaliland police. The ten (10) journalists were arrested […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) takes exception to the torture and inhuman treatment against journalists as they covered the aftermath of an attack by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Mogadishu’s Kahda district last night. […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) welcomes the conviction of four men today, by the Puntland military court for Mudug and Ayn regions, for their role in the March 1, 2021 killing of veteran […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has today released its annual State of the Media Report, which once again documents the continuing spiral of violence and violations of media freedom directed at journalists and […]
As part of the commemoration events to mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) in partnership with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has […]
Somali journalists have committed themselves to deepen their effective engagement in monitoring and reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG16, which directly bears on their rights and ability to contribute to the implementation […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), is shocked and dismayed to learn of the dangerous encounter in Kismayo, that could have led to the death of journalist Idle Mohamed Adan aka Deggane, in the […]
In marking International Human Rights Day 2021, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is deeply alarmed that human rights violations in the country remain deeply widespread and pervasive. This is particularly glaring when observing […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) welcomes today’s historic adoption of a resolution on the situation in Somalia by the European Parliament, as a significant stand against ongoing human rights violations and abuses, particularly […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) strongly condemns the assassination of veteran journalist and director of Radio Mogadishu, Abdiaziz Mohamud Guled, fondly known by his moniker “Africa”. Guled was killed in a targeted suicide […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) draws attention to and condemns, the interference with independent media programming and suspension on 1 November 2021, of Radio Daljir’s popular community programme, Madasha Daljir; by the puntland […]
This year, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) joins the rest of the world in recognising the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, with particular focus on prosecutorial services. This year’s […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC) successfully concluded a training seminar for 25 journalists from Mogadishu and the five (5) Federal Member States of Somalia on […]
48th session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 10: Interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia Delivered by: Omar Faruk Osman, Secretary General of NUSOJ Thank you for […]
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