NUSOJ
launches campaign to end Impunity of Killing Journalists
and Media Workers in Somalia
Mogadishu, August
16, 2012
Somali media representatives,
civil society organizations, human rights advocacy
groups, journalist and union officials gathered
at Sahafi Hotel in Mogadishu on August 16, 2012
to discuss the raising concerns of the terrifying
surge of journalists killings, the safety of the
working journalists, media impunity, lack of justice
and way to assist families of fallen colleagues,
as part campaign to combat the impunity and injustice
launched by the National Union of Somali Journalists
(NUSOJ). Read
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NUSOJ
Strongly Condemns the murder of two journalists
in Mogadishu
Mogadishu, August
12, 2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) strongly condemns
the murder of two Somali journalists in separate
incidents in Mogadishu on Sunday, August 12, 2012,
the latest in a string of attacks against the
media workers and journalists in Somalia and numbered
the total journalists and media workers killed
in Somalia in 2012 to nine (9). Read
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NUSOJ
Calls for Greater Journalists' Protect as a Journalist
slightly Injured during demonstration in Mogadishu
Mogadishu, August
09, 2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is concerned about
the safety and the security of the Somali journalists
amid a broadcast journalist, covering demonstrations
in Mogadishu, was slightly wounded on Thursday
August 09, 2012 around 11:00am local time. Read
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Media
Executives and Union Officials Focus the Safety
and a descent working conditions of Journalists
in Mogadishu Conference and Applause the Adoption
of the New Constitution
Mogadishu,
August 6, 2012
A meeting convened at the union office in Mogadishu
on August 3, 2012 by the Media Executives - Television,
Radios Print and Major Websites - was focused
on the safety and the descent working conditions
of the Somali Journalists following the murder
of Abdi Jeylani Malaq Marshale on July 31, 2012
by unknown gunmen, meanwhile the conference welcomes
the adoption of Somalia's new constitution. Read
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Gunmen
Kill Somali Media Worker in Mogadishu
Mogadishu, July 31,
2012,
The National Union
of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) Denounces in the
strongest terms possible to the killing of the
Somali comedian and a media worker in Mogadishu
on July 31, 2012, making it the seventh to be
killed in Somalia in 2012 alone. read
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NUSOJ
held 2 Day workshop in Garowe
Mogadishu, July 25,
2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists held a two-day training
workshop on improving media professionalism and
responsibility in Garowe, the headquarters of
the semi-autonomous regions of Puntlan in the
northeastern regions of Somalia on 17 - 18 July,
2012 ...read
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Journalist
Dies in a car accident in Northeastern Somalia
Mogadishu, Friday
20 July, 2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) mourns for the loss
of an online journalist who died in serious car
accident in Puntland on Friday afternoon 20 July
2012. Read
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NUSOJ
incensed by the beating of a journalist in Puntland
Mogadishu, July 14,
2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is incensed by the
apparent attack by security guards of regional
governor of Bari region to a TV journalist and
union official in commercial port town of Bossasso,
meanwhile the union supported a wounded colleague
in Nairobi. read
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Somali
Journalist Survives from Assassination Attempt
in Mogadishu
Mogadishu, July 8,
2012
A Somali Journalist,
survived from an assassination attempt near his
home at Madina District in Mogadishu on Saturday
evening, around 6:00pm local time, when two unidentified
gunmen approached him and shot him four times,
he is recovering at the Hospital, NUSOJ reported.
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Journalist
Wounded in Mine blast in Mogadishu, Bar-Kulan
Radio Journalist flown to Nairobi for Further
Treatment
Mogadishu, June 18,
2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists is concerned about the increasing
journalists' casualties in Somalia after a broadcast
journalist was wounded in a landmine blast in
Mogadishu on Sunday 17 June, 2012 around 7:00pm,
while the union hopes quick recovery for another
wounded journalist who was flown to Nairobi for
further medical treatment read
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NUSOJ
Welcomes the Release of the journalists in central
Somalia
Mogadishu, June 14,
2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists welcomes the release of
two
journalists arrested on June 16, 2012, in
the Somalia's central town of Dhusomareb were
illegally sentenced to three months jail by the
Sufi militia run local court and submitted to
the central prison in the town but later released
with the help of The National Union of Somali
Journalists (NUSOJ) on Thursday. Read
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Local
Administration in central Somalia town of Dhusamareb
beat and arrest two Journalists
Mogadishu, June 12,
2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has just learned
the arrest of two journalists by militias loyal
to Ahlu Sunna Waljama administration in the central
Somalia town of Dhusamareb on early hours on Tuesday
morning on June 12, 2012 around 06:30am local
time. Read
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Bar-Kulan
Reporter recovers in Hospital, after surviving
Assassination attempt
Mogadishu, June 10,
2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), is relieved the
recovery of Bar-Kulan Radio reporter and one of
its member journalists in Benadir branch after
he survived an assassination attempt on Friday
evening June 8, 2012 in Mogadishu's Hamar-jajab
neighborhood.Read
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A
Journalist Seriously Wounded in an assassination
attempt in Mogadishu
Mogadishu, June 8,
2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is outraged by the
continued targeting of journalists, following
the attack on Bar-Kulan Radio journalists who
was seriously wounded in Mogadishu's Hamarjajab
neighborhood. read
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NUSOJ
is grieved by the Senseless Murder of Radio Journalist
in Mogadishu.
Mogadishu, May 24,
2012
National Union of
Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is outraged and grieved
by the increasing attacks against the journalists
in Somalia, following the brutal murder of Radio
journalist in Mogadishu on Thursday 24, may 2012,
around 1:25 PM local time. read
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NUSOJ
Backs the Appeal for the Release Awke Abdullahi,
imprisoned in his 46 day in the Town fo Bosaso,
Puntland
Mogadishu, 17 April,
2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) backs the appeal
of the release of the Awke Abdullahi, Director
of Radio Voice of Peace in Bosaso who was imprisoned
in his 46 day in the commercial port town of Bosaso
in Puntland.
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Radio
Journalist Murdered in Central Somalia
Mogadishu, April
5, 2012
The national union
of Somali journalists is shocked by the murder
of a radio journalist in the central Somalia town
of Beletwein on Thursday afternoon, the latest
in a string of attacks against journalists in
Somalia. read
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10
Somali Journalists wounded in Mogadishu's Suicide
Attack
Mogadishu, April
4, 2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ is dismayed by the
suicide attack at the National Theatre that wounded
ten (10) Somali Journalists, including the Union's
Supreme council vice president on Wednesday morning.
NUSOJ condemns the incidents its strongest terms
possible. read
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Somali
Journalists Discuss Somali Media Law at a workshop
held at the NUSOJ Conference Hall in Mogadishu
Mogadishu, April
2, 2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) organized a one-day
Media Law Consultative Workshop which was held
at the NUSOJ Conference in Mogadishu on 28 March
2012. The workshop was supported financially by
Mustaqbal Media Corporation (NMC) a local Radio
station based in Mogadishu. read
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Somaliland
Police Detain a Journalist in the town of Las-Anod
Mogadishu, March
31, 2012
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ)
is disturbed by the continued arbitrary arrests
of Journalists in Somaliland following the arrest
of Television Journalist in the town of Las-Anod
in Sool region on 31 March, 2012. read
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Radio
Journalist Wounded in Shooting in Mogadishu
Mogadishu, 25 March,
2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is outraged over
the incident in which two men armed with pistols
shot and wounded a radio journalist at the Madina
neighborhood of the bigger Wadajir district on
Sunday evening around 06:00pm, the latest in a
series of attacks against journalists and media
workers in recent months.
Somali
Journalist Dies in Nairobi, NUSOJ Mourns for the
loss
Mogadishu, March
20, 2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) mourns the loss
of veteran journalist Hassan Mohamed Mohamoud
better known as Hassan Jaceyl, who died at his
home in Nairobi on Tuesday morning March 20, 2012.
NUSOJ
Research Shows The Falsehood report made against
RBK Is Politically Motivated
Mogadishu, 11 March,
2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is shocked to learn
a report alleging maltreatment and of RBK staff
by its management and therefore clarifies its
position that the report and the individual who
wrote it does not represent the Somalia journalists
and NUSOJ will not further comment as they are
baseless allegations and apologizes Radio Bar-Kulan
on such tainted and deliberate attack made on
behalf of Somalia journalists. .... Read
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Journalists
and Union Officials visit Journalist Hassan Mohamed
Mohamoud suffering Severe diabetes at COPTIC Hospital
in Nairobi and Call for Urgent Assistance
Mogadishu, February
4, 2012
Some of the senior
Somali journalists in Nairobi and their union
leaders, visited colleague Hassan Mohamed Mohamoud
better known as Hassan Jaceyl, who has been suffering
severe diabetes and had one of his legs amputated
last year due to the diabetes, at COPTIC hospital
in Nairobi on, on Saturday February 4, 2012.
NUSOJ
and Somali Media Fraternity Grieve As They Take
Part The Burial Ceremony On Sunday
Mogadishu, 29 January, 2011
The National Union
of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) organized the member
journalists and Somali media fraternity to gather
at Madina hospital on Sunday morning to attend
the funeral and show solidarity to our slain colleague
who was killed in Mogadishu on Saturday evening,
meanwhile the National Union of Somali Journalists
(NUSOJ) welcomes the government's probe into the
killing of the Radio Director....Read
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Alert:
Radio/Tv Dircector Killed in Mogadishu
Mogadishu,
January 28, 2012
The National Union of Somali Journalists
( NUSOJ) condemns in the strongest terms possible
the shooting to death tof the Radio Director in
Mogadishu's Nasteho neighborhood on Saturday evening
28 January, 2012.
Special
Report: 2011-2012:
A Year for Change, Challenge and Development for
NUSOJ
Mogadishu, January
26, 2012
It has been a year
of change and development for NUSOJ for 2011-2012.
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ),
which is a national journalists' trade union officially
registered under the Transitional Federal government
such the ministry of Labor,
Social Affairs, Youth and Sports and the
ministry of information,
posts and telecommunication
and its entire membership have stepped up concrete
decisions of democratic leadership change in February
10, 2011, followed by the new initiatives launched
by the elected leadership, won to unite Somali
journalists to have a single voice, campaigned
for justice, solidarity and rights for Somali
working journalists and have carried out similar
activities during the short period the elected
leadership have been in office. Read
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Somaliland:
2 Television Journalists released, 1 still held
in Police custody in the town of Boorama
Mogadishu, January
17, 2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) welcomes the release
of 2 Television Journalists in the police custody
in the towns of Erigabo of Sanaag region and Boorama
of Awdal region on Tuesday making the total journalists
released within 2 days to 24 and urges the release
of the journalist who is still in custody in Boorama
without bring him to court. Read
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Somaliland
Releases 22 Journalists, Urged to Release the
Rest and Allow the Television to Resume Operations
Mogadishu, January
17, 2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) welcomes the release
of the 22 journalists who were detained by the
Somaliland authorities in a systematic media crack
down campaign that continues the second week and
appeals the release of the three other journalists
still held without charges and allow the Horn
Cable television to resume its operations. Read
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21
Journalists arrested in Somaliland, Television
License suspended
Mogadishu, January
15, 2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns in the
strongest terms possible the unrelenting violations
against the journalists and the media by the Somaliland
authorities in which they had arrested 21 journalists
were jailed on Sunday 15 January, 2012, in a string
of arrests and media raids in the past week suffered
by the Somaliland journalists, making the total
journalists held without charges to 24...read
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Somaliland
Police raid, Closes down the offices of Popular
Television, Silences its Local FM Television in
Hargeysa
Mogadishu,
14 January, 2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns the strongest
terms possible the raid of the privately owned
television offices by the Somaliland police in
Hargeysa on Saturday evening around 7:30pm local
time, a worrying trend highlighting the dangers
of the press freedom in Somaliland. Read
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Three
Journalists Jailed Without Charges in Somaliland
Mogadishu, January
12, 2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is extremely troubled
by continued attacks against journalists by Somaliland
police following the further arrest of two journalists
in the town of Boorama on Wednesday 11, 2011 and
Universal TV Reporter held without charges for
the fourth day in the town of Las-Anod of Sool
region. read
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NUSOJ
Protests the Unjust Order Against Television Reporter
by Boorama court in Somaliland
Mogadishu,
10 January, 2012
The
National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) protests
the unjust court order against Royal Television
reporter by Boorama court, followed by string
of arrests of journalists in different towns in
the regions controlled by Somaliland last week,
worsening the already deteriorating press freedom
in Somaliland..... read
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Journalists
detained again in Somaliland as the attacks against
journalists on the rise
Mogadishu, 09 January,
2012
The National union
of Somali Journalists is infuriated by the continued
arbitrary arrests of journalists by the Somaliland
police as another television journalists was detained
on Monday in the town of Las-Anod of Sool region....Read
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Somaliland
Police arrest Television Journalist in the town
of Boorama
Mogadishu, 8 January,
2012
The National Union
of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns the arrest
of the Television journalist by the Somjaliland
Police in Boorama on Sunday around 11:30 local
time. Read
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A
Media Consultative Conference For Media Representatives
Concludes With Deliberations
Mogadishu, Friday, 06 January, 2012
A consultative meeting organized by the National
Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) gathered the
media managers/directors of the Radios and Television
stations, journalists and other media representatives
here in Mogadishu on Thursday, January 5, 2012.
The meeting was held at Sahafi Hotel and was financially
supported by the Somali Youth Advocacy Organization
(SYAO). Read
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Somali
President meets with Journalists' Leaders and
Pledges Justice for the Murder of the Journalist
Mogadishu,
27 Dec. 2011
The National Union
of Somali Journalists has launched a campaign
for justice and entered its ninth day, following
the murder of Somali journalist, Late
Abdisalan Sheik Hassan (Hiis). The Journalists'
union, media executives, editors, prominent member
journalists had taken part the campaign, which
was the first of its kind ever held by the Somali
media fraternity and showed the unity and the
strength of the Somali journalists. Read
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