Somalia

April 25, 2025

Somalia’s Attack on Press Freedom: Media Ban and Violence Against Journalists Under Scrutiny

April 25, 2025 – Somalia –  Somalia’s ongoing crackdown on press freedom has reached new heights as the government’s recent ban on media coverage of parliament […]
March 25, 2025

Somali Journalist Ibrahim Mohamed Mayow Detained Amid Rising Crackdown on Press Freedom

March 25, 2025 – Somalia –  Press freedom in Somalia faces escalating threats, as journalists endure abductions and harassment by state forces. Notably, journalist Ibrahim Mohamed […]
March 18, 2025

Somali Police Raid Risaala Media, Arrest Five Journalists Following Bombing Coverage

March 18, 2025 – Somalia –  Somali police raided the offices of Risaala Media Corporation in Mogadishu, arresting five journalists and shutting down the station’s operations. […]
March 17, 2025

Somali Journalist Detained for Exposing Health Hazards in Mogadishu Amidst Media Crackdown

March 17, 2025 – Somalia –  Journalist Bahjo Abdullahi Salad of RTN TV was detained by the Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) following her […]
February 10, 2025

Two Somali Journalists Freed After Illegal Detention by Security Agency and Clan Militia

February 10, 2025 – Somalia –  Somali journalists Sharif Abdi and Omar Yusuf Mohamed (also known as Omar Guux) were released after being unlawfully detained by […]
January 23, 2025

Somaliland Releases Journalist Shafii Shaaciye After a Week in Detention

January 23, 2025 – Somalia –  Somaliland authorities have released freelance journalist Shafi’i Abdi Mohamed, known professionally as Shafii Shaaciye, after holding him in detention for […]
November 8, 2024

“Silenced Harvest: The Killing of Amun Abdullahi Mohamed”

November 08, 2024 – Somalia/Sweden –  In a brutal reminder that journalism can be a death sentence, Somali‑Swedish investigative reporter Amun Abdullahi Mohamed was assassinated on […]
October 20, 2024

Raid at Dawn Silences Somali Journalist

October 19, 2024 – Somalia – Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) executed a pre-dawn operation in Mogadishu’s Boondheere district, forcibly abducting investigative journalist Abduqadir Mohamed Nur—also […]