Journalists killed in Somalia since 1992
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Somaliland journalist held without charge for asking question at press conference
June 1, 2017 4:39 PM ET
New York, June 1, 2017--Authorities in the semi-autonomous region of Somaliland should immediately release Mohamed Adan Dirir, the editor of the online news portal Horseed Media, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Mohamed has been jailed without charge since Somaliland Health Minister Saleban Isee ordered police to arrest him...
Somaliland editor detained after trading himself for colleague's freedom
April 20, 2017 6:31 PM ET
New York, April 20, 2017--Somaliland authorities should immediately release Ibrahim Osman Ahmed, editor of Hangool News, who has been held without charge since April 15, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Ibrahim is in custody in Hargeisa Central Police Station after handing himself over to police to secure the...
Somaliland journalist detained over critical coverage of police
April 14, 2017 3:36 PM ET
New York, April 14, 2017 -- Somaliland authorities should immediately release jailed Hangool News journalist Abdirahman Arab Da'ud and cease intimidation of other members of the media, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
CPJ calls on Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed to safeguard journalists
February 15, 2017 1:50 PM ET
CPJ writes to Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed to seek ways to work with his new administration to improve the climate for the media in Somalia, and in particular to ensure that those who murder journalists are brought to swift and fair justice.
Somaliland attorney general pursues journalists acquitted of publishing false news
January 20, 2017 3:07 PM ET
New York, January 20, 2017--Somaliland Attorney General Hasan Ahmed Hasan should immediately drop his appeal of a court's acquittal of two journalists charged with publishing false news and operating an unlicensed newspaper, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Journalist killings ease from record highs as murders down, combat deaths up
December 19, 2016 12:00 AM ET
Deadly violence against the media eased in 2016 from recent record levels as the number of journalists singled out for murder declined. A CPJ special report by Elana Beiser and Elisabeth Witchel...
Getting Away With Murder
October 27, 2016 8:00 AM ET
CPJ’s 2016 Global Impunity Index spotlights countries where journalists are slain and the killers go free By Elisabeth Witchel, CPJ Impunity Campaign Consultant Published October 27, 2016. Some of the highest rates of impunity in the murders of journalists can be attributed to killings by Islamist militant groups, CPJ...