Press workers in Somalia faced a wave of violence and intimidation as they covered protests in Mogadishu, among the women targeted are Nimo Muhidin and Safa Osman. Both were subjected to intimidation by the Somali police as they attempted to report from the scene.

WPF unequivocally stands with Najma Hussein, Ramla Abubakar, and Yasmin Mohamed, and other Somali women journalists in Kenya who face deeply entrenched cultural and gender-based challenges.

Women Press Freedom denounces police harassment and unjust restrictions targeting independent media reporting on exhumations at a cemetery in Mogadishu.

CFWIJ and WPF stands firmly against the recent actions of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) in Mogadishu.

Freelance journalist Busharo Ali Mohamed was detained at Somaliland border and reportedly tortured by security forces.

Sagal Mustafe Hassan Nur, Naima Abdi Ahmed and eight other journalists were arrested in Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland region while covering a prison scuffle.

Radio Kulme reporter Fardowso Mohamud Sahal was beaten and attacked by police while covering a protest in Mogadishu on May 16. Her equipment was also confiscated by security forces. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) condemns police violence against Fardowso. The main duty of security forces is to provide a free and safe environment. We demand Somalian officials to ensure journalists’ safety.

Hodan Nalayeh, a Somali-Canadian journalist, was killed in an attack at the Medina Hotel in Somalia’s port city of Kismayo, on Friday.