SOMALI JOURNALISTS ARRESTED AND GOT INJURY

SOMALI JOURNALISTS ARRESTED GOT INJURY
A Somali sports reporter, Ahmed Hassan Ahmed covering football tourney, was seriously injured in Mogadishu on 29-03-2011 by a
Stray-bullet and bullet penetrating several parts of his body according to journalist in Mogadishu.
Mr. Ahmed, a sports journalist for SIMBA FM radio based in Mogadishu, the capital city of the war-torn country was hit by stray-bullet in the stomach, fatally harming the intestines, kidneys and bladder.
Ahmed Hassan fell to the earth as he was hit by the stray-bullet, receiving wounds in his left shoulder as an eyewitness journalist has confirmed the SIMA FM radio.
Mr. Ahmed was covering the football contest between Dakadaha and SITT which was taking place in the Hodan district and he was immediately taken to Madina Hospital where he was made operation according to his family members and the manager of the SIMBA FM radio.
The match between SITT and Dakadaha was taking place at a football field in the Hodan district where most of the battles between Somali government backed by UA and Islamists fighters always takes place.
Similarly, another incident, a female journalist, Samiro Mohamed Ali who works for Radio Voice of Peace, got injury a stray-bullet on 13-03-2011 in Mogadishu. Samiro was hit by a stray-bullet when returning from her work place and she got shoulder and chest injuries.
She was also admitted to Madina Hospital and their health condition is recovering now.
The regular journalists fatalities increased during they are covering the news of the daily-street wars in Mogadishu.
Somali Journalists Association Network are very much sorrow by this catastrophe happened to Ahmed and Samiro.
The journalists, Mustaf Mohamed Ali, a reporter for Voice of Democracy and Sadam Adam Mohamed, photographer for radio Shabelle were faintly wounded by stray-bullet on 14/02/2011 in Mogadishu.
Osman Adan Areys, Journalist in the town of B/wein town, in the Hiran province, on 10 January 2010.
The situation remains terrifying for the media in Somalia, with constant news of journalists being wounded, arrested, beaten and targeted in other behaviors.
The motive for the arrest of Somali journalists is still unclear.
This is a brutal violation of press freedom there is increasingly getting targeted by enemies of press freedom.
Somali Media Associations counting Somali Journalists Association Network are kindly urging the armed groups to respect the freedom of press and guarantee the safety of the journalists.
On 27 March 2011, Abdi Mohamed Ismail and Abdirashid Omar Qase of of Shabelle Media Network a were arrested by the Somali transitional federal but fortunately , Somali government controlled detention, Abdirashid Omar Qase, the director of Shabelle and news editor, Abdi Mohammed Isma al freed on-30-3-201.
“Abdullahi Sheikh Hassan, the chairman of peace and democracy party ahs told that Somali government’s detention of the journalists is illegal action taken by (NSA,” said Mr. Abdullahi.
Mohammed Omar Habeb, former Mogadishu mayor said,”It is unlawful to hold charged people in custody for more then 24-hours, according to international conventions."

CPJ East Africa Consultant based in Nairobi-Kenya Tom Rhodes also said that the Somali TFG has to protect the two journalists working in Somalia.
Also, Somali journalists around the world blame the warring sides to stop the arrest and intimidation for the journalists and they are calling for warring groups including Somali government to free journalists if they respect freedom of expression.
Somalia is one of the most dangerous places for journalists to work in. The country has been mired in anarchy and chaos since warlords overthrew longtime dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991.

Ahmedsadik Yusuf
Somali Media Freedom Activist
Email:[email protected]

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