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Daud Abdi Daud: March 2009 archive

On Monday 30 march, 2009 the Somali Journalist Right Agency (SOJRA) has released press regarding the situation of the media of Somalia as it is heading into danger.

March 30, 2009

SOJRA told that the danger and the problem that Somalia media was having in the country has now added to have similarly from abroad, which is coming from some of United Nations Agencies based in Nairobi, Kenya. More...

Sudanese Editor Arrested under Very Suspicious Circumstances

March 21, 2009

The editor-in-chief of Ajras El-Hurriyya, one of the very few independent publications in Sudan, was arrested yesterday and taken into custody after he announced he would be traveling to Germany.

Alhaj Warrag had been dealing with local authorities trying to clear the way for his trip and asking court authorities whether he needed to fulfill his judicial obligations as prescribed by a criminal defamation process that dates back to 2007.
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Update on kidnapped Alberta journalist Amanda Lindhout

March 13, 2009

Lindhout, originally from Sylvan Lake, and Australian colleague Nigel Brennan were grabbed by gunmen last August 23rd More...