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Daud Abdi Daud

Mogadushu,

Homepage: http://www.sojra.org

I am the Executive Durector of Somali Journalists Rights Agency (SOJRA).

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SOJRA calls for Islamic groups to stop the violence and attacks against Somali journalists

June 14, 2009
Somalia has not had a power full central government for close to two decades but has had a week and no effective government. Mostly there is no press freedom in Somalia and freedom of expression particularly south and central regions and Somali journalists are struggling to do their jobs in one of the most dangerous places in the world and difficult to work as a journalist.
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WOJA extends condolence to the family, friends, and Somali media workers for the killing of Mukhtar Mohamed Hirabe, Director of Shabelle Radio and TV in Mogadishu, Somalia.

June 9, 2009
Somalia is the worst of the worst environments for broadcasters. Today Sunday morning (June 7) Shabelle Radio and TV director Mukhtar Mohamed Hirabe was gunned down by “unknown” assailants, according to local reports. Program Director Ahmed Tajir was also shot and was taken to hospital in critical condition. More...

Islamists in Somali continues media transgressions shabelle radio director shot dead in Bakara Market to day

June 7, 2009
The Islamist organizations in Somalia are now a day seems that they adopted damaging of the Somali journalist and the foreign journalists coming to the country. More...

Press Terrified Universal TV Director abducted

June 2, 2009
All Mogadishu media directors are now attentive to what is next this painful action against freedom of expression and press freedom in Somalia. More...

Amanda Lindhoud is pregnant couple of month’s mother now.

May 26, 2009
Mogadishu: 26 May, 2009 The Somali Journalists’ Rights Agency (SOJRA) contacted several sources very much close to the group who kidnapped the two journalists and the area kept them. More...

Mogadishu is war zone area, prominent journalist shot dead to day

May 21, 2009
The Somali Journalists Rights Agency (SOJRA) is to day denounce the death of prominent Somali journalist Abdirsaak Warsame Mohamed known as (Gado’o), who worked for radio Shabelle based in Mogadishu near by Hamar Jadiid district where his house is also located in Mogadishu. More...

Independent Radio station closed, three journalists detained

April 26, 2009
Al-Shabaab forces controlling south-western regions of Somalia entered the radio and ordered the management of the radio to shut down the radio and take in to the jail the director of the radio Mukhtaar Mohamed Atoosh, the editor Mohamed Adawe Aden and Mohamed Nur.

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Somali journalist under threat and media transgression is still continuing

April 23, 2009
Mohamed Ali Nuxurkey is one of Somali prominent journalists currently working in the capital Mogadishu in the course of difficult conditions on freedom of expression greater than conflicting policies in Somalia More...

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