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Alerts | Somalia

Somaliland: 7 journalists arrested in a week, 3 still held

President Ahmed Mohamoud Silyano pledged to improve press freedom conditions in Somaliland during his 2010 election campaign. (AP/Teresa Krug)

New York, January 13, 2012-- The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the recent spate of arrests of independent reporters in the semi-autonomous republic of Somaliland. 

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January 13, 2012 2:00 PM ET |
Tags: Abdiqani Hassan Farah, Ali Ismail Aare, Arrested, Detained, Imprisoned, Mohamed Omar Sheikh, Sahafi, Somaliland, Waheen, Yusuf Ali
Alerts | Somalia

Journalists continue to be targeted in Somaliland

Waheen reporter Saleban Abdi Ali was harassed by Special Protection Unit officers. (NUSOJ)

New York, September 12, 2011--Authorities in the semi-autonomous republic of Somaliland are obstructing independent journalists from covering government politics, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Four reporters have been harassed and arrested while on assignment since early September.

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September 12, 2011 3:21 PM ET |
Tags: Ahmed Muse, Ali Ismail Aare, Harassed, Mahad Abdullahi, Ogaal, Saleban Abdi Ali, Somaliland, Waheen

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