Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Warring sides in Somalia randomly 'arrest' journalists


Since 1992, 34 journalists have been killed in Somalia, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. This doesn't take into account journalists who die in car accidents, but only instances where deaths are work-related. In 2010 two Somali journalists were killed as a direct result of their work, Sheikh Nur Mohamed Abkey, who worked for state-run Radio Mogadishu, was gunned down near his home, and Barkhat Awale, director of Hurma community radio, was killed by a stray bullet from nearby fighting.
Read more: http://www.freeafricanmedia.com/article/2011-02-24-somalia-warring-militias-randomly-arrest-journalists

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SOJANET members. Kampala, Uganda.