WOMEN IN MEDIA – Somali Media Women Association

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New Research: Alarming Evidence of Online Attacks on Women Journalists Leading to ‘Real World’ Violence

admin 25th November 2020

Julie Posetti, Jackie Harrison and Silvio Waisbord The insidious problem of online violence against women journalists is increasingly spilling offline, with potentially deadly consequences, a new global survey suggests. Twenty percent of women journalists and media workers who participated in the survey – run by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and the United Nations […]

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Front-line female journalists talk about how Covid19 is affecting Somali

admin 7th June 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Somalia on mid-March 2020 when the first case was confirmed in Mogadishu, and started to dramatically escalate in the country. The effects of long running conflicts have resulted fragment of the public health system and the infrastructure that enables governments to actively perform surveillance of the diseases Shukri Ahmed and […]Read More

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African Women Journalists discuss climate change and its impact on

admin 8th March 2020

300 African female journalists representing media houses from across Africa participated the third edition of ‘Les Africaines’ forum in Casablanca, Morocco to deliberate on the theme: climate change and its impact on the African continent. The journalists from 54 countries were reminded of their role to contribute and raise awareness to the public on the […]Read More

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Somali women journalists boldly work in dangerous conditions

admin 13th February 2020

A Somali women-centred journalism association has made history by training fellow journalists in the city of Baidoa on how to cover the first popular vote elections to be held in over 50 years. The East African country has been wracked by civil war and terrorism. The first popular vote in the destabilised country will be […]Read More

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SOMWA Hosts Training Workshop For Journalists On Election Reporting In

admin 13th February 2020

Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) has today concluded a one-day training workshop for 15 female journalists in Baidoa, the interim administrative capital of the Southwest regional state of Somalia. The workshop focused on election reporting for journalists based in the city. It was also designed to help journalists in Southwest region, Somalia strengthen their knowledge […]Read More

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Somalia: Somali Media Women Association ( SOMWA) Condemns Arrest of

admin 11th February 2020

Somali Media Women Association ( SOMWA) is deeply saddened with the arrest and detention of journalist Hussien Alio Gesey by Buurhakaba District Police Command. Alio is accused of writing inflammatory posts on social media where he made a comparison between the security situation in Diinsoor district at the moment and the years back . Hussien […]Read More

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Board and Staff Meeting on the Registration and data collection

admin 24th January 2020

The Executive Director of the Somali Women Journalists Association (SOMWA) has reached Baidoa on 20-Jul-2019, the SOMWA headquarters to register female journalists working in Bay region and then interview them. Firstly, the floor was taken to address by the chairman of the Somali South West Journalist Association (SOWEJA) Muhammed Hassan Husni said the number of […]Read More

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BBC interview with Maryan Seylac, SOMWA Executive Director

admin 31st October 2019

SOMWA Executive Director Maryan Seylac, who has been interviewed by BBC, talked about the circumstances in which the female Somali journalists work. Click more on the interviewRead More

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SOMWA condernms the brutal rape and killing in Somalia

admin 26th February 2019

Somali Media Women Association is strongly condemning the brutal rape and killing on 12 years old girl in Galkacyo town in Puntland, the north eastern region in Sonalia. SOMWA called it as savage and untorelable act. “We are deeply concerned and saddened about the incident happened and our heart goes to the family of the […]Read More

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Campaigner for Somali women in media

admin 27th January 2015

According to a recent study carried out by Transparency International, Somalia was deemed to be the most corrupt nation in the world. The economic and political instability of Somalia has made it the site of many human rights violations, particularly against women. Females are underrepresented in the workforce as well as education. In fact, slightly […]Read More