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INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF JOURNALISTS TUESDAY 22 APRIL 2014 PRESS RELEASE   IFJ Condemns Killing of Media Staff in Mogadishu, Clampdown on Critical Media in Somaliland… Read More »IFJ Condemns Killing of Media Staff in Mogadishu, Clampdown on Critical Media in Somaliland

22 April 2014   The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) denounces the murder of a media worker in Mogadishu.   Mohamed Omar Mohamed, known… Read More »Media Staffer Murdered in Mogadishu

20 April 2014   The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is worried about the decision of Somaliland administration to intensify its campaign to suppress… Read More »Newspaper Websites Blocked In Somaliland After Critical Reports About Somaliland Officials

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   AFEX welcomes ACHPR resolution on media attacks in Somalia April 9, 2014 – The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes… Read More »AFEX welcomes ACHPR resolution on media attacks in Somalia

English (http://en.rsf.org/somalie-another-news-outlet-bites-the-dust-08-04-2014,46110.html)   Reporters sans frontières (www.rsf.org)    SOMALIA Another news outlet bites the dust in police raid Reporters Without Borders is very disturbed by… Read More »Another news outlet bites the dust in police raid

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF JOURNALISTS 8 APRIL 2014 PRESS RELEASE   Harassment on Independent Media in Somaliland Must Stop, IFJ Says   The harassment on independent… Read More »Harassment on Independent Media in Somaliland Must Stop, IFJ Says

7 March 2014   The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has today expressed serious concern over the closure of yet another critical newspaper in… Read More »NUSOJ condemns closure of another critical newspaper in Somaliland

4 April 2014 The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has today voiced great concern by the action of the Minister of Information of the… Read More »NUSOJ deplores Information Minister’s Action in Revising Draft Media Law

Media Release 02.04.14   IFJ Calls on European & African Leaders Attending Africa-EU Summit to Speak Out Against Imprisonment of Journalists in Africa The International… Read More »IFJ Calls on European & African Leaders Attending Africa-EU Summit to Speak Out Against Imprisonment of Journalists in Africa

30 March 2014   National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) protests today’s arrest of broadcast journalist by the federal police in Mogadishu.   Nuradin Hassan Ibrahim,… Read More »NUSOJ protests broadcast journalist’s detention in Mogadishu

27 March 2014  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today backed a call by its affiliate in Somalia, the National Union of Somali Journalists, to the… Read More »IFJ Backs Call to Free Somali Journalist Mohamed Aweys Mudey

26 March 2014 Today’s good news is, more than 24,000 people across the world signed a petition launched by the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) for… Read More »More than 24, 000 people petitioned Ethiopian government to free Somali Journalist

24 March 2014  The African Commission on Human & People’s Rights (ACHPR), Africa’s highest human rights body, adopted resolution on attacks of journalists and media practitioners… Read More »AU Human Rights Body Calls for Respect for Union and Journalist Rights

24 March 2014  The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) congratulates the Federal Government of Somalia on joining the countries that ratified International Labour Organization… Read More »NUSOJ hails Somalia’s ratification of ILO standards on protection of freedom of association

19 March 2014  The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has launched a petition to the Ethiopian government to free Somali journalist Mohamed Aweys Mudey… Read More »NUSOJ Launches Petition For Somali Journalist Imprisoned in Ethiopia

14 March 2014  The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a continental body of African free expression organisations, condemns in the strongest terms the 27-year… Read More »AFEX condemns imprisonment of Somali journalist in Ethiopia as a “travesty of justice”

11 March 2014  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has stated that the guilty verdict and prison sentence given to veteran Somali journalist, Mohamed Aweys… Read More »IFJ Appeals for Release of Somali Journalist Jailed in Ethiopia

10 March 2014 The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) today condemned guilty verdict and prison sentence against veteran Somali journalist Mohamed Aweys Mudey as… Read More »NUSOJ condemns harsh sentence for Somali journalist in Ethiopia

07 March 2014   The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has raised serious concerns over the safety of journalists in the Puntland/Galmudug state of Somalia… Read More »IFJ Raises Serious Concerns Over Safety of Journalists in Somalia