Somali Journalists Association Network concerns about the condition and the disheartening as well disappointments facing to the Somali Colleague Hassan Mohamed Mohamud known as Hassan- Jaeyl who is also a popular poetry after his right leg was cut due to the
diabetic that contributes to the reduction in defense against bacterial infection. Sugar also causes a loss of tissue elasticity and other serious diseases.
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About SMFD
- Somali Media Freedom Defender
- The website of Somali Media Freedom defenders is a blog that works and reports violations and abuses of the journalists in the war-torn-country (Somalia.)
Friday, 27 May 2011
Thursday, 19 May 2011
Gunmen killed Ahmed Hassan Mahad
Ahmed Hassan Mahad of Radio Jowhar, a private station in Jowhar, 55 miles (90 kilometers) north of the capital, Mogadishu, were gunned down when a provincial governor's motorcade was ambushed by gunmen from a rival sub-clan in 2007.
Mahad, 24, had been reporting for Radio Jowhar since its inception in October 2002. He was survived by a wife and three children.
Hashi recovered his injury
Ahmed Omar Hashi known as (Tajir) struggles in exile and he was recovering from gunshot injuries 2009.
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Friends and relatives prepare to bury Said Tahlil
Said Tahlil Ahmed, the director of Horn Afrik Radio/TV, was shot in the head in the Bakara market of Mogadishu in 2009.
This death of Muktar Mohamed Hirabe
Muktar Mohamed Hirabe, 48, was shot several times in the head by unidentified gunmen as he and a colleague, Ahmed Omar Hashi, were walking to work in the Bakara Market in Mogadishu in 2009.
PHOTO OF SOJANET MEMBERS IN EXILE
Somali Journalists Association Network (SOJANET) is a non Governmental and nonprofit organization launched 24 Oct 2010 in Kampala, Uganda, by a group of exiled Somali Journalists to unite Somali journalists around the World.
Introduction:- Attacks on the Media 2010 by CPJ
Here is the link to CPJ's story about the Attacks on the Press 2010, published on 15 February in the CPJ Website. http://cpj.org/2011/02/attacks-on-the-press-2010-introduction-joel-simon.php
Monday, 16 May 2011
JOURNALISTS GET HARD NEWS WITH DANGERS IN MOGADISHU
Mogadishu: - Somali journalists venture out in visiting Mogadishu’s war zones where Somali government soldiers with AU force launched an offensive against the Islamist factions.
The journalists have been visiting in some parties of Mogadishu like Hodan and H/wadag districts where too much fighting continues these days. “I am really telling that Somali journalists are still working hard for their nation, but sorry most of them don’t get thanks let alone protection,” said member of Somali civil society in Mogadishu, one of the world's most dangerous cities in the world.
Somalia continues to be a treacherous place for the journalists who risk their lives to bring the story of the ongoing conflict to the world.
Also Somalia is where journalists are in high risk, many journalists were killed in Somalia for the last year as they were doing their reporting from the fighting area and Somalia become the second country of killing journalists in the world while Iraq is the first, because every side wants to report the war as they want and journalists become target for the fighting sides.
Somali Journalists Association Network, a small organization defends and speaks for journalists and freedom of expression had striven joining a group of Somali journalists who covered the facts over the battle areas in Mogadishu which parties of it became like a frost place.
SOJANET aims at this coverage which was done on 14, May 2011 by Mohammed Odowa to provide the facts behind the danger which might happen to those journalists while filling the ongoing war stories said SOJANET chairman Omar Nur Gutale.
Source:-SOJANET.
The journalists have been visiting in some parties of Mogadishu like Hodan and H/wadag districts where too much fighting continues these days. “I am really telling that Somali journalists are still working hard for their nation, but sorry most of them don’t get thanks let alone protection,” said member of Somali civil society in Mogadishu, one of the world's most dangerous cities in the world.
Somalia continues to be a treacherous place for the journalists who risk their lives to bring the story of the ongoing conflict to the world.
Also Somalia is where journalists are in high risk, many journalists were killed in Somalia for the last year as they were doing their reporting from the fighting area and Somalia become the second country of killing journalists in the world while Iraq is the first, because every side wants to report the war as they want and journalists become target for the fighting sides.
Somali Journalists Association Network, a small organization defends and speaks for journalists and freedom of expression had striven joining a group of Somali journalists who covered the facts over the battle areas in Mogadishu which parties of it became like a frost place.
SOJANET aims at this coverage which was done on 14, May 2011 by Mohammed Odowa to provide the facts behind the danger which might happen to those journalists while filling the ongoing war stories said SOJANET chairman Omar Nur Gutale.
Source:-SOJANET.
Sunday, 15 May 2011
HOW MAY SOMALI JOURNALISTS OBTAIN INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE?
The international Community often condemn the harassment and killings of journalists in Somalia, while underlining the necessity of Community freedom.
International and humanitarian law doesn't allow any one to muzzle journalists and what Somali journalists are being killed is the truth they report to the society.
Nothing good will come to the people of Somalia from those seeking to deprive citizens of the right to know and journalists of the basic human right of freedom of expression.
"The journalists are working for the oppression in Somalia, this is upset situation." Said one of refugee exiled journalists.
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, a non-governmental organization (NGO), since 1993-to now, 33-journalists have been killed in Somalia, which has had not had a functioning central government in nearly two decades.
Nonetheless, the International Community must crackdown on rising numbers of journalists are being killed worldwide, mostly in countries that are at wars like Somalia as to end to impunity in the murders of media professionals.
Lastly, newly established Somali Journalists Association Network are kindly requesting International journalists supporters to as assist them through confident channels.
The needs of Somali journalists are so high so how may Somali Journalists obtain International Assistance?
Source:- www.somalimediafreedom.blogspot.com
International and humanitarian law doesn't allow any one to muzzle journalists and what Somali journalists are being killed is the truth they report to the society.
Nothing good will come to the people of Somalia from those seeking to deprive citizens of the right to know and journalists of the basic human right of freedom of expression.
"The journalists are working for the oppression in Somalia, this is upset situation." Said one of refugee exiled journalists.
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, a non-governmental organization (NGO), since 1993-to now, 33-journalists have been killed in Somalia, which has had not had a functioning central government in nearly two decades.
Nonetheless, the International Community must crackdown on rising numbers of journalists are being killed worldwide, mostly in countries that are at wars like Somalia as to end to impunity in the murders of media professionals.
Lastly, newly established Somali Journalists Association Network are kindly requesting International journalists supporters to as assist them through confident channels.
The needs of Somali journalists are so high so how may Somali Journalists obtain International Assistance?
Source:- www.somalimediafreedom.blogspot.com
Saturday, 14 May 2011
The challenges facing for Somali Journalists
The Somali Journalists faced challenges past years and they were killed, abducted and threaten by the warring sides in Somalia .
These challenges caused that uncountable Journalists fled from their own country instead of that they are living in the worldwide as refugee exiled Journalists and they didn’t obtain tangible assistance from the international organizations supporting journalists because there is no a trusted association through the fund for journalists since there are some individuals claiming that they advocate Somali journalists.
The Somali Journalists on the ground face inhuman challenges from the warring groups who always oppress the press and send intimidated messages to them and Journalists don’t have any confidence to continue their professional journalism in Somalia .
The press advocates know more about that Somalia is the second place on earth where Journalists cannot carryout their duties unless they are violated. After the overthrow of former government led by Mohamed Siad Barre 1991, the Journalists didn’t face like these challenges and also journalists don’t get any fair and right from media owners.
A research, SMFD made on Somali journalists’ basic problems, I got understand well that most of Somali journalists are in hard conditions and they urgently need assistance &unity. Personally, I am condemning them not assist as other professionals help one another.
One of SoJANET said "On behalf of, SOJANET, please and please, I am humanly requesting the whole Somali journalists wherever in e world to wake up instead of creation disputes and hostilities among them.It is better for the journalists to take care themselves, as I do believe one day their rights will return,when I was in Somalia, often I had been threatened day and night to be killed receiving telephone calls, it was a part of my life,” said one of Somali exiled refugee journalists.”
This sort of intimidation shows us that journalists’ plights are deteriorating day after day.The main question is how can it be gotten the solution of the challenges facing for Somali Journalists? There is an English wisdom which says, “United we stand, divided, we fall”.
Source:- www.somalimediafreedom.blogspot.com
These challenges caused that uncountable Journalists fled from their own country instead of that they are living in the worldwide as refugee exiled Journalists and they didn’t obtain tangible assistance from the international organizations supporting journalists because there is no a trusted association through the fund for journalists since there are some individuals claiming that they advocate Somali journalists.
The Somali Journalists on the ground face inhuman challenges from the warring groups who always oppress the press and send intimidated messages to them and Journalists don’t have any confidence to continue their professional journalism in Somalia .
The press advocates know more about that Somalia is the second place on earth where Journalists cannot carryout their duties unless they are violated. After the overthrow of former government led by Mohamed Siad Barre 1991, the Journalists didn’t face like these challenges and also journalists don’t get any fair and right from media owners.
A research, SMFD made on Somali journalists’ basic problems, I got understand well that most of Somali journalists are in hard conditions and they urgently need assistance &unity. Personally, I am condemning them not assist as other professionals help one another.
One of SoJANET said "On behalf of, SOJANET, please and please, I am humanly requesting the whole Somali journalists wherever in e world to wake up instead of creation disputes and hostilities among them.It is better for the journalists to take care themselves, as I do believe one day their rights will return,when I was in Somalia, often I had been threatened day and night to be killed receiving telephone calls, it was a part of my life,” said one of Somali exiled refugee journalists.”
This sort of intimidation shows us that journalists’ plights are deteriorating day after day.The main question is how can it be gotten the solution of the challenges facing for Somali Journalists? There is an English wisdom which says, “United we stand, divided, we fall”.
Source:- www.somalimediafreedom.blogspot.com
Saturday, 7 May 2011
SOMALI JOURNALISTS ARRESTED AND GOT INJURY IN 2011
SOMALI JOURNALISTS ARRESTED GOT INJURY
A Somali sports reporter, Ahmed Hassan Ahmed covering football tourney, was seriously injured in Mogadishu on 29-03-2011 by a
Stray-bullet and bullet penetrating several parts of his body according to journalist in Mogadishu.
Mr. Ahmed, a sports journalist for SIMBA FM radio based in Mogadishu, the capital city of the war-torn country was hit by stray-bullet in the stomach, fatally harming the intestines, kidneys and bladder.
Ahmed Hassan fell to the earth as he was hit by the stray-bullet, receiving wounds in his left shoulder as an eyewitness journalist has confirmed the SIMA FM radio.
Mr. Ahmed was covering the football contest between Dakadaha and SITT which was taking place in the Hodan district and he was immediately taken to Madina Hospital where he was made operation according to his family members and the manager of the SIMBA FM radio.
The match between SITT and Dakadaha was taking place at a football field in the Hodan district where most of the battles between Somali government backed by UA and Islamists fighters always takes place.
Similarly, another incident, a female journalist, Samiro Mohamed Ali who works for Radio Voice of Peace, got injury a stray-bullet on 13-03-2011 in Mogadishu. Samiro was hit by a stray-bullet when returning from her work place and she got shoulder and chest injuries.
She was also admitted to Madina Hospital and their health condition is recovering now.
The regular journalists fatalities increased during they are covering the news of the daily-street wars in Mogadishu.
Somali Journalists Association Network are very much sorrow by this catastrophe happened to Ahmed and Samiro.
The journalists, Mustaf Mohamed Ali, a reporter for Voice of Democracy and Sadam Adam Mohamed, photographer for radio Shabelle were faintly wounded by stray-bullet on 14/02/2011 in Mogadishu.
Osman Adan Areys, Journalist in the town of B/wein town, in the Hiran province, on 10 January 2010.
The situation remains terrifying for the media in Somalia, with constant news of journalists being wounded, arrested, beaten and targeted in other behaviors.
The motive for the arrest of Somali journalists is still unclear.
This is a brutal violation of press freedom there is increasingly getting targeted by enemies of press freedom.
Somali Media Associations counting Somali Journalists Association Network are kindly urging the armed groups to respect the freedom of press and guarantee the safety of the journalists.
On 27 March 2011, Abdi Mohamed Ismail and Abdirashid Omar Qase of of Shabelle Media Network a were arrested by the Somali transitional federal but fortunately , Somali government controlled detention, Abdirashid Omar Qase, the director of Shabelle and news editor, Abdi Mohammed Isma al freed on-30-3-201.
“Abdullahi Sheikh Hassan, the chairman of peace and democracy party ahs told that Somali government’s detention of the journalists is illegal action taken by (NSA,” said Mr. Abdullahi.
Mohammed Omar Habeb, former Mogadishu mayor said,”It is unlawful to hold charged people in custody for more then 24-hours, according to international conventions."
CPJ East Africa Consultant based in Nairobi-Kenya Tom Rhodes also said that the Somali TFG has to protect the two journalists working in Somalia.
Also, Somali journalists around the world blame the warring sides to stop the arrest and intimidation for the journalists and they are calling for warring groups including Somali government to free journalists if they respect freedom of expression.
Somalia is one of the most dangerous places for journalists to work in. The country has been mired in anarchy and chaos since warlords overthrew longtime dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991.
A Somali sports reporter, Ahmed Hassan Ahmed covering football tourney, was seriously injured in Mogadishu on 29-03-2011 by a
Stray-bullet and bullet penetrating several parts of his body according to journalist in Mogadishu.
Mr. Ahmed, a sports journalist for SIMBA FM radio based in Mogadishu, the capital city of the war-torn country was hit by stray-bullet in the stomach, fatally harming the intestines, kidneys and bladder.
Ahmed Hassan fell to the earth as he was hit by the stray-bullet, receiving wounds in his left shoulder as an eyewitness journalist has confirmed the SIMA FM radio.
Mr. Ahmed was covering the football contest between Dakadaha and SITT which was taking place in the Hodan district and he was immediately taken to Madina Hospital where he was made operation according to his family members and the manager of the SIMBA FM radio.
The match between SITT and Dakadaha was taking place at a football field in the Hodan district where most of the battles between Somali government backed by UA and Islamists fighters always takes place.
Similarly, another incident, a female journalist, Samiro Mohamed Ali who works for Radio Voice of Peace, got injury a stray-bullet on 13-03-2011 in Mogadishu. Samiro was hit by a stray-bullet when returning from her work place and she got shoulder and chest injuries.
She was also admitted to Madina Hospital and their health condition is recovering now.
The regular journalists fatalities increased during they are covering the news of the daily-street wars in Mogadishu.
Somali Journalists Association Network are very much sorrow by this catastrophe happened to Ahmed and Samiro.
The journalists, Mustaf Mohamed Ali, a reporter for Voice of Democracy and Sadam Adam Mohamed, photographer for radio Shabelle were faintly wounded by stray-bullet on 14/02/2011 in Mogadishu.
Osman Adan Areys, Journalist in the town of B/wein town, in the Hiran province, on 10 January 2010.
The situation remains terrifying for the media in Somalia, with constant news of journalists being wounded, arrested, beaten and targeted in other behaviors.
The motive for the arrest of Somali journalists is still unclear.
This is a brutal violation of press freedom there is increasingly getting targeted by enemies of press freedom.
Somali Media Associations counting Somali Journalists Association Network are kindly urging the armed groups to respect the freedom of press and guarantee the safety of the journalists.
On 27 March 2011, Abdi Mohamed Ismail and Abdirashid Omar Qase of of Shabelle Media Network a were arrested by the Somali transitional federal but fortunately , Somali government controlled detention, Abdirashid Omar Qase, the director of Shabelle and news editor, Abdi Mohammed Isma al freed on-30-3-201.
“Abdullahi Sheikh Hassan, the chairman of peace and democracy party ahs told that Somali government’s detention of the journalists is illegal action taken by (NSA,” said Mr. Abdullahi.
Mohammed Omar Habeb, former Mogadishu mayor said,”It is unlawful to hold charged people in custody for more then 24-hours, according to international conventions."
CPJ East Africa Consultant based in Nairobi-Kenya Tom Rhodes also said that the Somali TFG has to protect the two journalists working in Somalia.
Also, Somali journalists around the world blame the warring sides to stop the arrest and intimidation for the journalists and they are calling for warring groups including Somali government to free journalists if they respect freedom of expression.
Somalia is one of the most dangerous places for journalists to work in. The country has been mired in anarchy and chaos since warlords overthrew longtime dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991.
Source:- www.somalimediafreedom.blogspot.com
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