The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) strongly condemns the murder of broadcast journalist in Mogadishu, and demands immediate prosecution of the assailants to ensure justice to the slain journalist. Journalist Said Yusuf Ali, 30, […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns the brutal methods by officials of Mogadishu Municipality against two journalists, and calls on the authorities to ensure that this violence does not go unpunished. Safia Osman […]
The President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmaajo”, has today officially declared that Somalia’s outdated and draconian Penal Code of 1964 will be reformed to protect journalists and freedom of expression. In his official message […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) joins the rest of the world in celebrating 2020 World Press Freedom Day which is being commemorated under unusual and extremely difficult circumstances due to challenges and hardships […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) welcomes the news that journalist Mukhtar Mohamed Atosh, reporter for Voice of America -Somali Service (VOA), has been freed on bail following an arrest that prompted national and […]
Southwest government has today pressed criminal charges against journalist Mukhtar Mohamed Atosh, VOA reporter, after arresting him yesterday in Baidoa’s city centre, holding him at the Crimes Investigation Department (CID) last night and transferred him […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns in the strongest terms possible the arrest of a prominent journalist in Baidoa, Southwest State of Somalia, for a news report featuring rape case. Journalist Mukhtar Mohamed […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has today published new guidance (advices) setting out how journalists and media houses in Somalia can meet their media duties as they navigate the effects of the coronavirus […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns the arrest and continued detention of journalist Abdiasis Ahmed Gurbiye, who is the Deputy Director of Goobjoog Media Group. According to fellow journalists, Gurbiye has been arrested […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has today called on the Federal Government of Somalia to classify the media as essential service and open up the operating space for the media during the impending […]
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the National Union of Somali journalists (NUSOJ) call on the Somali authorities, including federal member states and Somaliland, to refrain from claiming a monopoly of information about the coronavirus crisis […]
Members of British Parliament have launched today a parliamentary motion at the House of Commons against draconian and repressive media law in Somalia which threatens the right to freedom of expression in Somalia. The campaign by the […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns the barbaric act that resulted the brief detention and brutalisation of three journalists in Galkayo of Mudug region in central Somalia, and subsequent equipment confiscation. Ahmed Mohamed […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has filed an application at the Supreme Court of Somalia to challenge the constitutionality of the decision made by the Upper House of the Federal Parliament (Senate) to […]
National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is deeply troubled by the assassination of Abdulwali Ali Hassan also known as “Online” who was killed in Afgoye town of Lower Shabelle Region, 30 KM south of Mogadishu. […]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) and the Aljazeera Media Institute (AJMI) have successfully concluded 5-day training on TV reporting for Somali journalists in Mogadishu to operate effectively and professionally as a broadcast journalist […]
President Farmaajo Should Return Media Law to Parliament for Revision The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) wishes to express its deep concerns regarding the provisions of the “New Draft Media Law”, which grants the […]
In 2019, journalists in Somalia’s different regions have continued to face an array of serious repressive attacks including killings, threats, physical assaults, harassment, intimidation and censorship, according to the Annual Report on State of Media Freedom […]
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