Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) strongly supports the objection of lawyers defending Abdiaziz Gurbiye, an editor and deputy director of the privately owned Goobjoog Media Group who has been accused of baseless charges against him. The journalist was arrested in April after he posted an article on his personal facebook page alleging that the government […]Read More

Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) strongly condemns the unjust decision by the Somaliland authority in which it is ordering the local TV providers to remove Star and Universal TV channels from their receivers to prevent these TVs from the public seen. The move came two days after the Somaliland government revoked the license from the […]Read More

Somalia Media Women Association (SOMWA) is strongly condemning the move by the federal government to banning the independent journalists from covering the federal parliament session on 6 June, 2020 as undemocratic act. According to journalists in Mogadishu, the parliament top officials have issued a letter informing all independent media that they could not have access […]Read More

Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) is saddened by the news reports of two female journalists who left their jobs for a persistent abuse from their managers and the news of one Radio station in Mogadishu who force fellow female journalists to take turns to prepare meals for their male colleagues by ignoring their job description. […]Read More

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

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