Reward Offered for Killer of Somali Journalist

The prime minister has announced a U.S. $50,000 reward for information leading to the successful conviction of the person who killed a journalist.

Somalia: Govt's Radio Reporter Killed in Mogadishu

Shabelle Media Network, 22 April 2013

A Somali journalist was shot to death on Sunday outside his home in Mogadishu by unknown gunmen, becoming the fourth journalist killed in his country this year, officials said. read more »
Somalia: Shirdon Offers U.S.$50,000 Reward to Catch Journalist Killers

Sabahi, 18 February 2013

Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon on Sunday (February 17th) announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to the "successful conviction of a journalist killer". read more »

Eighteen media workers were killed in Somalia last year, but none of the killers has been brought to justice (file photo).

Somalia: Prime Minister Met With Journalist Leaders

Shabelle Media Network, 16 February 2013

The prime minister today met with lawyers who are from different media organizations and it is believed that the meeting was about how we can protect and improve the rights of ... read more »
Africa: 'Journalists Have the Right to Interview People'

Reporters sans Frontières, 12 February 2013

Reporters Without Borders is appalled to learn that Radio Kulmiye reporter Daud Abdi Daud has been held without charge for the past week and has just been transferred to ... read more »
Somalia: Shirdon Opens Consultation On Media Law

Sabahi, 10 February 2013

Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon on Saturday (February 9th) called for input from relevant stakeholders as the government creates a new telecommunications and media law. read more »
Somalia: Open Letter to Prime Minister About Freedom of Information Reforms

Reporters sans Frontières, 8 February 2013

Reporters Without Borders addressed an open letter today to Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon calling for the decriminalization of media offences and measures to protect ... read more »

InFocus

Somali Reporter Charged Over Rape Report

A journalist is facing criminal charges ranging from insulting a government body and inducing false evidence, for interviewing a woman who accused government soldiers of rape. Read more »
- Somalia: Alleged Rape Victim Charged With Insulting Govt Body
- Somalia: Continued Detention of Journalist Exposes Weakness of Somalia's Justice System
Somali Journalist's Killing Widely Condemned

Radio and TV presenter, Abdihared Osman Adan, becomes the fifth Shabelle Media Network journalist to be killed in the last few months. Read more »
- Somalia: Widespread Condemnation of Journalist Killing
- Somalia: Prime Minister Pays Tribute to Killed Journalist