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 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 Tuesday, 25 March 2025, Dalmar Isseh Ahmed, an independent journalist, was abducted and assaulted by Puntland security forces at […]
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 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 […]