Nairobi 14 January, 2010 :: SOJRA, founder Mr. Daud Abdi Daud, who was also the first executive director of the Somali Journalist Rights Agency (SOJRA), is angrily commented the threat letter from Mr. Omar Faruk Osman of NUSOJ and order him to stop the cultural values that resulted years of press freedom repression.

“It is not acceptable to commit an act of aggression against press freedom and the goodwill of Somali journalists as well as their rights for establishing a new association” said Mr. Daud Abdi Daud.

Ordinarily, some one from Hawiye clan is easy to him to organize assassination or other criminal activities inside the south and central Somali regions and we know that Omar is now using his brotherhood according to the letter from him to Al-shabaab because Hassan Hanafi and Omar Faruk are both from Hawiye clan particularly two sub-clans residing in Hiran region so their cooperation is based regional and ethnic ideology.Mr. Daud added.

Indeed, Somali journalists and media professionals are hate injustice and repression from the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) particularly the General Secretary of IFJ and other relevant organizations.

Over the last year of 2009 the row and infighting among Somali journalists and media was constantly becoming worse and the current situation of Somali journalists is devastating one with a lot of worry because at this point Mr. Omar Faruk Osman of NUSOJ decided to take drastic actions against Somali journalists especially for those against him.

“At this stage I am kindly requesting the open-minded and well respected individuals and organizations to make intervention particularly for those who are Somalis so as to solve our infighting domestically” said Mr. Daud.

Mr. Daud Abdi Daud, who is highly respected and well know press freedom activist locally and internationally calls for the international media organizations to avoid the supporting of Mr. Omar Faruk Osman of NUSOJ at this season and stop all Somali media projects throughout NUSOJ because Omar is now aiming to use it as instrument of war against the others who are not desire his leadership of NUSOJ.

“As Omar of NUSOJ utilizes his sub-clan gangs we can also draw on whether they are in Somalia or out of the country” Mr. Daud stated.

As matter-of-fact, if the international community and Somali authorities couldn’t take an appropriate step or action towards negotiating the two parties SOJRA is worrying the future and solidarity of Somali journalists in across the country as well as for those currently living in overseas.

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