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...
The Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) has deployed trained local media observers to monitor the elections taking place today across districts in the Banadir...
Mogadishu—10 December 2025 (International Human Rights Day)
The United Kingdom’s Human Rights Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Eleanor Sanders, held a...
