Somalia: 'Alarming Escalation' - At Least 41 Journalists Targeted Since March in Somalia

UN rights expert calls on Somalia to accelerate reforms amid conflict and uncertainty

A UN expert on human rights in Somalia urged the Somali government on Thursday to accelerate important reforms and strengthen protections for its people amid persistent conflict and political uncertainty. The expert’s statement came at the conclusion of her fourth official visit to the country. Isha Dyfan, the UN independent expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, strongly condemned the terrorist group Al-Shabaab and its violent atta…

Somalia: 'Alarming Escalation' - At Least 41 Journalists Targeted Since March in Somalia

Kampala, Uganda -- Somali security personnel have arrested, assaulted, or harassed at least 41 private-media journalists since mid-March, in what local press rights groups have called a "painful experience" and an "alarming escalation" in attacks on the media.

‘Alarming escalation’: At least 41 journalists targeted since March in Somalia - Committee to Protect Journalists

Kampala, Uganda, May 15, 2025 – Somali security personnel have arrested, assaulted, or harassed at least 41 private-media journalists since mid-March, in what local press rights groups have called a “painful experience” and an “alarming escalation” in attacks on the media. Most of these press freedom violations were connected to coverage of national security issues, including the protracted conflict between the government and the militant group …