A new directive could increase the risk of Somali journalists
Deputy Information Minister Abdirahman Yusuf Adala said the directive is a government policy based on the advice of Islamic scholars.
Bomb blast in Mogadishu kills Somali journalist Mohamed Isse Hassan
Mohamed is the second journalist to be killed in connection to his work in Somalia this year.
Double bomb attack in Somalia kills a journalist and injures first responders
Somali police spokesperson Sadiq Dodishe said, “scores of people were killed in the attack.”
Two days after obtaining bail, a Somali media advocate is arrested
This was the second arrest in a week. Police so far have not commented on the case.
Somali Journalists Syndicate raid described as 'attack' on media
The raid came shortly after the SJS and three other media organizations jointly protested a government directive against publishing content from al-Shabab.
Somalia journalists injured in explosion while covering military campaign against Al-Shabaab
Those reports alternatively refer to the explosive device as a roadside bomb and a land mine. CPJ was unable to immediately determine the nature of the device.