Tag Archive "arrest"

Somaliland constitution prohibits all acts that suppress the press

14th April 7/2013 Press statement: Immediate release Somaliland constitution prohibits all acts that suppress the press Three journalists working for Horn Cable TV was arrested ...

Somali government arrests journalists in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU — An editor of a Somali radio station says the government has detained two journalists from his organization for allegedly reporting inaccuracies of fighting ...

SOMALILAND: Police detain 9 over opposition flag

HARGEISA (Somalilandpress) — Presidential guards netted around nine people including three journalists on Wednesday near the Presidential palace over an opposition flag. At least nine ...

CPJ’s annual prison census 2009: In Sub-Saharan Africa, 9 out of 10 detained without charge

New York, 8 December 2009 (Somalilandpress) – On December 1, a total of 25 journalists were imprisoned in Sub-Saharan Africa in retaliation for their journalism, ...

Appeal for release of Radio Horyaal journalists

Hargeisa, 24 Jul 2009 (Somalilandpress) — On 13 July, two broadcasters from independent radio, “Radio Horyaal” were detained by police on orders from the attorney ...

U.S. Urges Release of Journalists in Somaliland

U.S. Embassy, Nairobi, Kenya Press Release July 17, 2009 U.S. Urges Release of Journalists in Somaliland The United States government condemns the recent arrests in ...