Mogadishu, 16 December, 2009 :: The Al-shabab leadership in Kismaio (southern port town) of Somalia today instructed the Somali reporters operating in Kismaio and other area controlled by Al-shabab no to broadcast or send to the editors or publish the news and other event in their area without authorization from them. Al-shabab are demanding news to come first to their hand and then get permission for publication or airing.

This will only pave the way for the insurgent to continue their violation of human rights against the Somali citizens and humanitarian workers. Recently Al-shabab killed with stones many young people (boys and girls) in Somalia, claiming that they have made illegal intercourse, or they were spying to the TFG, a move that was widely rejected by the Somalis and the rest of world.

Warning against humanitarian agencies.

Alshabab also issued warning against the humanitarian UN agencies like WFP which was the main food sources for all Somali IDPs throughout the country and UNDP and UNESCO.

Al-shabab issued unrealistic statement in which they were informing WFP to buy the maize from Somali farmers.

Each and every Somali person knows that WFP supports the Somali farmers who are weak to make them possible to cultivate some food, but because of insecurity and lack of seasonal rains, Somali farmers could not even harvest any crop that can be used to feed the Somali IDPs. The crops harvested some seasons could not even cover 5% of IDPs demand.

This caused frustration to the Somali IDPs specially women, children and elderly people, who are the most vulnerable people in the country IDPS camps.

The Somali and non Somali journalist and the humanitarian workers are continuously killed, tortured, arrested and kidnapped by the Somali Insurgents and government authorities. Only this year 9 Somali reporters were killed, and 7 others most of them foreign were kidnapped. About 30 cases comprising killing, torturing, kidnapping and detaining were recorded this year only.

Reporters forced to flee.

About 27 reporters were forced to flee from their duties and are now exiled refugees in the neighboring countries mainly Kenya and Uganda.

SOJRA News Desk

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