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Court sentences police officer who shot and seriously injured cameraman in Mogadishu to on...

MOGADISHU, Somalia 19 June, 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) welcome the Somali military court verdict of one year jail term on a Haramcad police officer who shot and seriously injured SJS member and Goobjoog TV cameraman, Sharma'arke Abdinur Wehliye on 20 March 2021 in Mogadishu.

Journalists’ unions, media organisations condemn latest violations against media freedom a...

MOGADISHU, Somalia 16 June 2022 – Somali journalists unions and media houses associations under the umbrella of Somali Mechanism for the Safety of the Journalists (SMSJ) today condemned the latest violations against the freedom of the media and journalists in Somalia, including the restrictions, threats and censorship by the office of the Somali President.

SJS trains 25 journalists in Somalia’s Galmudug on human rights reporting

MOGADISHU, Somalia 13 June 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) has completed a human rights reporting training in Adado, Galmudug State, benefiting 25 local journalists from local independent media outlets including those from marginalised stations and women reporters.

Joint Statement by the Somali Independent Journalists Unions and Media Houses on the State...

MOGADISHU, Somalia 4 June 2022 – Today, 4 June 2022, the Somali independent journalists’ organizations/unions and the independent media houses associations held a consultative meeting in Mogadishu focusing on the latest developments in the country on the aftermath of May 15th presidential election and the state of freedom of expression and media freedom in Somalia, which has been ranked as the worst in the last five years.

As Somalia’s new president tours Southwest state, its police attack local radio, bea...

MOGADISHU, Somalia 01 June 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) strongly condemn the violent attack by the Southwest state police on Radio Barawe, a local minority community rights radio in Barawe on Wednesday night.

On the conclusion of journalists training, UK Ambassador and SJS Secretary-General award c...

MOGADISHU, Somalia 26 May 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) concluded a two-day journalists training on security, safety and promotion of ethical journalism in Mogadishu supported by the British Embassy in Mogadishu on Tuesday.

SJS and SOMA strongly condemn travesty trial and jail sentence on journalists in Somalilan...

MOGADISHU, Somalia 23 May, 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) strongly condemn the travesty of trial and the one year and four months jail sentence against three local journalists who were held in detention in Hargeisa since 13 April for covering the Hargeisa prison shooting incident.

SJS secretary-general addresses Exile Media Forum in Hamburg, Germany

MOGADISHU, Somalia 18 May, 2022 – The Exile Media Forum, which is the largest specialist conference on exile journalism, has been held in Hamburg, Germany from 16 - 17 May 2022.

SJS hails Speaker of Parliament’s assurance to give access to journalists covering p...

MOGADISHU, Somalia 13 May, 2022 – Today, Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) joined journalists and media directors meeting with the Speaker of the Somali Parliament's Lower House, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe) in Mogadishu raising concern about the recent restrictions against journalists covering presidential election.

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