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Two Somali
Journalist were arrested today by Al-shabab in
Kismaio, while others escaped. |
Mogadishu 25 December, 2009
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Somali
Journalist Rights Agency (SOJRA) is condemning the
arrest of the Somali Journalist by Alshabab in Kismaio
and is demanding their immediately release.
This
action is uncultured and against the freedom of speech
and media and Alshabab has to not violate the human
rights of the Somali journalists.
The
arrest of the Somali journalist came following their
reports of the fighting between Xisbul-Islam and
Alshabab along the
Kenya
- Somali border which Alshabab were not happy.
Last
week Al-shabab issued a statement that was restricting
the Somali reporters under their territory to report
directly to their media houses and demanding permission
from Ashabab. Journalists ignored that statement today
and reported to their media houses, hence, they were
ordered their arrest.
Last
year, more than two-dozen of Alshabab armed men raided
and forcibly entered midnight the house of the
humanirerian worker in Kismaio and arrested, detained
and tortured him badly.
The
arrested Somali Humanitarian workers, Mr Abdiasis
Mohamed Diriye who has been working for Himilo (a
Somali Non governmental Organization) in Kismayo was
arrested and tortured badly by Alshabab. This
humanitarian worker is still under treatment in Galkayo
Hospital as out patient following head injury by the
Alshabab in Kismaio.
This
week, Punt-land Intelligence Service, raided and
forcibly entered a house of VOA reporter in Galkacyo and
arrested him.
In
Beletweyne Ali Farah, the security officer of WFP was
killed on 22nd December 2009 by armed men
believed to be Alshabab members.
The
year 2010 will be a year that many Somali journalist in
Somalia have to die and other have to run away as the
security of the country will be expected to deteriorate.
TFG,
Punt-land and Insurgents
will the year 2010 target the Somalia journalist, just
not to cover the untold human right violation story they
will commit in Somalia.
SOJRA
is requesting government of Kenya to give access the
escapee Somali journalist from the Alshabab of Kismayo,
as some journalist are on their way to Kenya.
Sojra
will work the protection of Somali Journalist and
humanitarian workers in Somalia.
More
about this, plus comments and analysis will be published
our website:
www.sojra.org.
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