The Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) is deeply concerned by a growing wave of coordinated online attacks targeting Somali journalists, independent media outlets, and...
The Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) strongly condemns the arrest, assault, harassment, and intimidation of five journalists by Somali government security forces in Mogadishu,...
The Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) marked World Press Freedom Day 2026 by releasing a major position paper documenting more than 30 verified violations...
Our Executive Director, Maryan Seylac, attended the UK Media Freedom Forum in London, organised by the Foreign Policy Centre, the Justice for Journalists Foundation,...
The Jubaland Police spokesperson, Captain Shukri Farah Duale, confirmed that an argument reportedly occurred between Shidane and the suspect prior to the shooting. According...
Somalia – 24 February 2026 – The Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) is deeply alarmed by the abduction and continued incommunicado detention of journalist...
Baidoa, Somalia: Maryan Seylac, founder and executive director of the Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA), has been named one of Five Magazine’s Top 25...
