Hassan Ali Gesey

Omar Faruk Osman who claims to be the president of National Journalists (NUSOJ) was arrested in Mogadishu on Saturday afternoon by Somali government security forces.

The July 2013 UN Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group report contains false allegations against the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies and its director.

Dalsan radio reporter, Mascud Abdullahi Adam was critically injured in the port town of Kismayo on Wednesday after Raskamboni militias and the Kenyan Army in Kismayo opened fire following a heavy bomb blast targeted them

Initial reports pointed out that Sheik Hasan Dahir Aweys who was previously in the ranks surrendered to the government.

The meeting observed that Omar and Abdirisaq had also become dictatorial and was not therefore serving the interest of the members but their own interest.

Most of the participants were journalists, diplomats, Somali lawmakers, ministries from the transitional federal government, Somali Ambassador to Kenya, Somali civil society representatives, Somali youth leaders, International press freedom organiza

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is saddened by the continued violence against journalists in Puntland as another broadcast journalist was shot and severely wounded in the commercial port town of Bosaso, in Puntland.

The second prize-winners received an AK-47 and $500, while the third prize was two hand grenades and $400.

The National Union of Somali Journalists condemns the shooting incident that left a Malaysian cameraman dead and meanwhile another journalist was wounded in Mogadishu's KM4 area on late Friday afternoon.

This is another new problem! These days the distribution is limited only in Mogadishu.

Dr. Ali had entirely reshuffled the former Farmaajo cabinet bringing in new names for parliamentary approval.

The Interim Supreme Council president Burhaan Ahmed Daahir, in his welcome remarks thanked the Ministry of Information, Posts and Telecommunication and Ministry of labor, Social Affairs, Youth and Sports for their support. He also thanked the delega

SYAO started this activity earlier this month and immediately successfully spread the idea to over 1700 registered youths on Facebook and Pal talk pages.

The meeting highlighted the importance of unity among the Hawiye community in Nairobi and called on the elders to cooperate with each other.

It is not yet clear who distributed the leaflets in the town of Boorama in the overnight.

Abdimalik Yusuf, chairman of Shabelle Media, told CPJ the Interior Ministry ordered the media house today to publicly apologize for the report and to sign a letter stating that they would refrain from negative reporting about the government.

The union has filed an indictment case against Omar Faruk Osman and Abdirisak Omar Ismail at the regional court in Mogadishu. The court invited him to appear in the court to defend himself but he did not comply and left the country on 16th March 201

The government troops have recently been trained in the Isiola region of Kenya where the government planned to attack the positions of Al Shabaab in order to capture the Jubba region.

Mr Mohamed also urged the elders to make efforts towards defeating the foreign fighters in Hawiye territory.

This week's operations are intended to disrupt the extremist insurgents the space and means to harass and extort money from the population to fund their terrorism.