Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS)

Somaliland court reinstates Hadhwanaag News website suspension, journalists sentenced in absentia
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Mohamed Wadiin, who reports primarily through his Facebook page, was taken into custody. Journalists in Gabiley told @sjs_Somalia that he remains detained without an arrest warrant, despite the Somaliland constitution prohibiting arrests without due process.

The elders had recently criticized the government’s decision to seize land in Wajale, a move they strongly opposed.

#GABILEY: On Saturday, 27 September, Somaliland police in Gabiley arrested local journalist Mohamed Wadiin after he reported on the arrest of clan elders in Wajale town by Somaliland authorities.
We call for the Somaliland police to release Mohamed immediately.

On 27 September, the Togdheer Regional Court acquitted Abdiaziz after he had spent 18 days in detention. But according to a local lawyer and human rights defender, the journalist remained in custody despite the acquittal.

No official reason was provided for his arrest. However, local journalists stated that the order came from the Togdheer governor, who accused Abdiaziz of negative reporting.

#BUROA: On 12 September, Somaliland police in Burao, Togdheer region, arrested Abdiaziz Saleban Sulub, also known as Abdiaziz Awl, a reporter for KF Media TV, an online media channel.

Local journalists told SJS that the brief arrest was ordered by the Governor of Awdal Region. The three were held at Borama police station and released the same day.

#AWDAL: On 11 September, Somaliland police in Borama, Awdal region, arrested three journalists: Horn Cable TV reporter Ahmed Sheikh Muse Hassan (known as Buudhi), CBA TV reporter Abdirisaq Omar Mee’aad (known as Awliyo), and cameraman Ahmed Dayib.
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Somaliland: 10 journalists arrested in three weeks
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#SOMALILAND: Somali Journalists Syndicate - SJS ayaa walaac ka muujisay kororka xarigga, caga-juglaynta iyo caburinta lagula kacayo suxufiyiinta Somaliland, iyadoo 10 wariye la xiray saddexdii toddobaad ee la soo dhaafay.

WAR SAXAAFADEED:

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Journalists’ safety gravely undermined during opposition coverage in Mogadishu
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This reckless decision comes amid one of the darkest human rights periods in Somalia’s recent history:
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The Somali federal government has reportedly informed the Human Rights Council in Geneva of its intention to end the mandate of the Independent Expert, effective October 2025.

SJS statement on the Somali Government’s move to terminate the mandate of the Independent Expert and the formation of a government-controlled National Human Rights Commission
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“Anisa Ahmed is a double victim in this case: first, subjected to harassment and threats of disappearance while performing her journalistic duties, and second, forced to publicly apologize under pressure from NISA officials,” said Abdalle Mumin, SG of @sjs-somalia.bsky.social

Mogadishu journalist Anisa Ahmed harassed, threatened and forced to apologize to NISA
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Both journalists, who have reported on sensitive issues including political criticism, human rights, and governance, are now facing accusations reportedly filed by the Puntland Ministry of Information, raising serious fears of reprisals for their independent reporting.

The Somali journalists Syndicate (SJS) expresses deep concern over the continued harassment and intimidation of journalists in Puntland, following the summons of Suways Jama Mohamud and Hassan Abdi Ali (Hassan Heykal) by the Puntland Attorney General’s Office earlier this month.

Two Puntland journalists face legal threats over critical reporting
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The journalist stated that he received phone calls from Captain Yalahow threatening him with arrest. Farhan also posted publicly on his Facebook account, warning his family and friends that if he were to “disappear or face harm”, it would be the responsibility of Captain Yalahow.

On 28 August, online journalist Farhan Mohamed Barale reported that he received threats of arrest and intimidation from the Dayniile police commander, Captain Ahmed Ali Yalahow, following his reporting on insecurity and armed robberies in the Dayniile district of Mogadishu.

On 28 August 2025, plainclothes officers of the Somalia National Intelligence and Security Agency unlawfully detained Feysal Abdi Farah, a reporter for Kalsan TV, and Hassan Mohamed Hashi, a cameraman, while they were covering the rising fish prices at Mogadishu’s fish market in Hamarweyne district.

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On 8 September 2025, the presidential guards of Galmudug State President Ahmed Abdi Kaariye Qoor Qoor assaulted, threatened, fired live bullets, and kidnapped two journalists: Jafar Mohamed Jimale (reporter) and Abdimajid Abdirahman (cameraman), both working for Kalsan TV.

Journalists covering protests and market reporting attacked by NISA and Galmudug president’s guards in Mogadishu
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"When press freedom no longer exists, the public’s right to know dies,” Mumin adds.
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