Mogadishu/Garowe, Somalia – 9 July 2026 – The Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) strongly condemns the continued detention of journalist Suweys Gacayte, who remains...
GAROWE, Somalia – The Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) strongly condemns the arbitrary arrest of journalist Suweys Gacayte, who was detained today in Garowe...
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...
Somalia – 24 February 2026 – The Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) is deeply alarmed by the abduction and continued incommunicado detention of journalist...
The Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) participated in the Gender and Human Rights Advisory Council’s 16 Days of Activism Exhibition and meeting, held in...
Mogadishu, Somalia – 21 November 2025 – The Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA), a leading organisation advocating gender-sensitive media and women’s rights in Somalia,...
