Media Freedom Tracker
Journalists Killed
On 18 March 2025, Mohamed Abukar Mohamed, a freelance journalist known as Dabaashe, tragically lost his life in a bomb […]
On 17 December 2024, journalist Shukri Aabi Abdi of Risaala TV was violently assaulted by plainclothes officers of the National […]
Other Attacks
On Saturday, 27th September 2025, at approximately 8:00 AM, four journalists from respected media outlets were briefly detained, subjected to […]
On Saturday, 27 September, Mohamed Abdi Omar Ismail (Wadiin), a local independent journalist from Gabiley, was arrested by Somaliland police […]
On 14th September, journalist Maymun Abdirizak Kalif, an experienced journalist working for the local TV station DMTV in Garowe, was […]
On Thursday, 11 September 2025, three journalists from respected media outlets were briefly detained and subjected to threats by the […]
On 9 September, journalist Suweys Gacayte Ali, a female journalist working in Garowe, capital city of Puntland was also summoned […]
On September 9, 2025, the Puntland authorities summoned journalist Hassan Jeylaani Ali (Heykal), one of the journalists operates in Garowe, […]
On 24th August, Somali police detained three journalists in Mogadishu, Hussein Isse Mohamed of SMS TV, Osman Abdullahi Mohamed (SMS […]
On 22nd July, Mohamud Nadif Shire, an independent journalist, was detained and interrogated for four hours by the Puntland Intelligence […]
On 1st July 2025, Yasir Ahmed Abdillahi, an independent journalist, was arrested in Hargeisa, Somaliland, after he posted a Facebook […]
On 23 June 2025, journalist Abdirisaq Qasim was arrested in Berbera after publishing a report on a Member of Parliament’s […]
On 24 May 2025, Journalist Abdikadir Mohamed Aw- Hassan was arrested in Hargeysa. He was detained over a post he […]
On Saturday, 24 May 2025, eleven Somali journalists were detained and intimidated by officers from the National Intelligence and Security […]
On 23 May 2025, Ali Maalin Nor, a reporter for Horn Cable TV based in Galkayo, was detained by Galmudug […]
On 1st May 2025, journalist Mohamed Suldan Osman was detained in Gabiley, Somaliland by the regional governor for reporting on […]
On the morning of 29 April 2025, four journalists were detained by police officers in Deyniile District, Mogadishu, while covering […]
On 28 April 2025, four Somali journalists were arrested by Somali police while on professional assignment in the Wadajir district […]
On 12 April 2025, Abukar Sheikh Mohamud, Director of Shabelle Media Network, was arbitrarily arrested by Somali Federal Police at […]
On 12 April 2025, Mohamud Abdinasir Soofeysane, the Deputy Director of Shabelle Media Network, was arrested by Somali Federal Police […]
On 10 April 2025, Somali Police Forces arrested Feisal Omar Hashi, a Reuters journalist, in Mogadishu for reporting on a […]
On Tuesday, 25 March 2025, Dalmar Isseh Ahmed, an independent journalist, was abducted and assaulted by Puntland security forces at […]
On 19 Mar 2025, journalist Abdiladif Sa’ed Ahmed was arrested in Erigavo, Somaliland, in relation to a report he published […]
On 18 March 2025, Mohamed Said Nor, a journalist with Risaala Radio and TV, was detained while fulfilling his role […]
On 18 March 2025, Hamdi Hassan Ahmed, a journalist with Risaala Radio and TV, was taken into custody while carrying […]
On 18 March 2025, Ali Abdullahi Hussien (Suheyfa), a reporter with Risaala Radio and TV, was taken into detention while […]
On 18 March 2025, Liban Abdullahi Hussein, a journalist with Risaala Radio and TV, was taken into custody while carrying […]
On 18 March 2025, Abdullahi Sherif, a journalist with Risaala Radio and TV, was taken into custody while carrying out […]
On 25th February 2025, three journalists — Sa’ed Ali Osman, Ayanle Egeh Du’ale, and Abdiasis Saleban Sulub — were arrested […]
On January 16, journalist Shafi’i Abdi Mohamed, known for his critical social media posts about Somaliland authorities, was arrested upon […]
On 17 April 2024, independent journalist Hussein Abdulle Mohamed was arrested and held overnight by Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security […]
On 6 April 2024, Mohamud Abdirashid Moallim, widely known as Boodboode, has been unlawfully detained in Luuq district, Gedo region, […]
On 6 January 2024 Journalist Mohamed Abdi Sheikh, also known as Mohamed Ilig and CEO of MM Somali TV, was […]