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SOJRA deplored over Alshabab’s action against press freedom and freedom of expression in southern Somalia

Mogadishu, Somalia March 22, 2010 ::    The Somali Journalist Rights Agency (SOJRA) would like to publicize her emotion for the journalist expulsion by the Islamic radical militia of Alshabab in Kismayo town of lower Jubba region in Southern Somalia.

A journalist Mohamed Salad Abdulle, who worked for radio Somaliweyn based in Mogadishu and a long with another two radios stations as reporter from Kismayo town.

An amorphous court by Alshabab was sentenced to his expulsion while they were acused him reporting illegal stories inside the region. Mr. Salad was in jail a few days and today the radical Islamist group of Alshabab was sentenced him to expel.

The court has also told the journalist that he can not report in Lower and Middle Jubba regions in southern Somalia.

Mr. Abdulle who was working for Somaliweyn radio in Mogadishu was arrested on Tuesday after he was accused of reporting news that al Shabaab was not satisfied.

The Somalia based south and Central Journalists Association (SOCJA) is also to day expressing deep concern over journalist expulsion by Alshabaab group in Kismayo the Southern Somalia.

“Abdule' expulsion come in time of senior Alashabaab official has been killed in the town and also media violations go on the raise and frequently sophisticated” SOCJA said.

Finally, SOJRA calls for the international community to condemn this barbarian action from the only Somalia press Freedom Predators group.

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