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Suspected Somali Journalists' Killers Arrested

AU soldiers have arrested suspects believed to be behind the recent spate of killings of media workers in the country's capital Mogadishu.

Somalia: Suspected Journalists' Killers Arrested

Shabelle, 4 October 2012

The spokesman of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces Colnel Ali Aden Hamud, has announced on Thursday that the AU soldiers have arrested men suspected to be behind… Read more »

Journalists at a press conference (file photo).

Somalia: Two More Journalists Killed in Somalia

IFEX, 1 October 2012

Source: National Union of Somali Journalists Read more »
Somalia: Journalist Beheaded, the Other Shot Dead in Mogadishu As Targeting Continues

Garowe Online, 28 September 2012

Two journalists have been killed within 24 hours of each other as the targeted killings of journalists has escalated in Mogadishu over the past weeks, Garowe Online reports. Read more »
Somalia: UN Envoy Alarmed By Recent Wave of Killings of Journalists in Somali Capital

UN News, 28 September 2012

The top United Nations political official for Somalia today said he was shocked and alarmed by the killing of seven journalists in the capital, Mogadishu, over the past month. Read more »
Somalia: A Journalist 'Executed' in Mogadishu, Fifth in This Month

Shabelle, 27 September 2012

Locals say a dead body of Somali journalist was found Thursday in Mogadishu's northern restive and volatile Huriwa district, the fifth journalist to be murdered in Somalia's… Read more »
Somalia: IFJ Welcomes UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Safety of Somali Journalists as a Major Endorsement of Union's Campaign

IFJ, 28 September 2012

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today praised the United Human Rights Council for adopting a resolution on the "Assistance to Somalia in the Field of Human… Read more »

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Somalia's Al Shabaab Targeting Journalists?

Media workers believe they hold the number one spot on Al Shabaab's hit list, with 13 journalists being killed since the beginning of the year in a country that has been described ... Read more »
- Somalia: Al Shabaab Targets Journalists
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