The Somali media fraternity this week signed a historic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Somali Bar Association to unconditionally defend the rights of the journalists and press freedom as well as to provide legal awareness for the professional journalists and media houses in Somalia. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE JOINT STATEMENT Read More
SOMWA is criticizing the Somali police forces of their assaulting Somali Broadcast Corporation TV reporter in Mogadishu as unacceptable and act of hostility. According to SBC office in the capital, a female police commander at Hamarjajab district slapped journalist Abdullahi Sheik Doon in the face viciously during COVID19 reporting and ordered to arrest him. Somali […]Read More
Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) has strongly condemned the government attack on the Somali Cable Television journalist as a crime against freedom of expression. According to the TV station’s official Facebook page, armed forces from NISA raided its office for unknow reason by assaulting a journalist and a cameraman. SOMWA calls on the government to […]Read More
Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) is extremely worried about the constant oppression by the current Somalia rulers on the independent media. A number of journalists have been killed, tortured, assaulted and arrested in Somalia for the past 12 months because of their duties. Two journalists are still in the custody; Adimalik Muse Oldon, has been […]Read More
Hay’adda Caafimaadka Adduunka (WHO) ayaa 11-kii Maarso 2020 shaacisay in cudurka COVID-19 (fayraska Corona ee aan horay loo arag) uu yahay safmar waxaana sii kordhayay tirada dadka uu ku dhacay cudurka caalamka oo dhan sida ay sheegtay WHO. Weriyayaasha caalamka oo dhan ayaa dowr muhiim ah ka cayaara sidii dadweynaha ay u heli lahaayeen wararka […]Read More
Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) is strongly condemning the torture on Shabele TV female reporter Safiyo Osman Abdulle and her cameraman Abdukadir Gacal by the Somali government soldiers in Mogadishu capital on Monday morning, describing it as in violation of human rights and freedom of expression. This came hours after Somalia president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo […]Read More
Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) has welcomed the announcement by the president of the Somali Federal government Mohamed Abdulahi Farmajo over the reform of the country’s outdated 1964 panel code. The government’s panel code has long been an obstacle to the freedom of Somali journalists and their duties. It’s a big turning point and of […]Read More
As we celebrate the important role journalists play around the world. We also take a hard look at the current state of press freedom and remember those who have died in the course of duty. It is yet another moment for us all to reflect on, and take stock of, the evolution of the media […]Read More
Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) has underlined on Tuesday its approval to EU message pointing that Somalia’s government oppression on the media, detention and silencing of journalists are not options. SOMWA is very concerned about the growing number of illegal arrests of journalists in Somalia which is totally damaging the process of democracy in the […]Read More
Somalia Media Women Association (SOMWA) has denounced the arrest of the VOA Somali section journalist Mukhtar Atosh in Baidoa by the authorities of Southwest autonomous region, calling it as unacceptable and in violation of the freedom of press. According to a reliable source, the reason of Atosh’s detention is yet unclear. “We are very worried […]Read More
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