Somali journalist killed in Mogadishu!

Somali journalist killed in the capital of Somalia Mogadishu this journalist called Mohamed Yusuf Niiniile who works I.Q.K Radio in Mogadishu and we beg to allah to five Vulnerable.

The report from capital of Somalia Mogadishu tells that the reporter died the indirection bullets Utilized the insurgents fights in Mogadishu near the Jardiinka Strip in Mogadishu and confirmed the died of the reporter the director of I.Q.K in Madina Hospital that the journali… Continue

Check out South Africa's new hip-hop activist and muso, Ewok, for another run of his hip-hop theatre show, SPITFIRE, at the National Arts Festival this year! He speaks about SPITFIRE, hip-hop theatre, being the 'white boy' in hip-hop and more. Read more on http://www.artsreview.co.za/stage/2009/07/02/ewok-from-childhood-disney-world-fantasies-to-becoming-a-prolific-writer-and-a-hip-hop-activist/

SOJRA is assessing a good effort of how the Somalia’s journalism could be helped while the problems affecting the Somalia’s journalism is still exists.

Nairobi:: 01 July, 2009 In order the United Nations be helped the Somalia’s journalism the SOJRA Director had a meeting with the UN Special Representative for Somalia Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah he indicated his worry regarding the problems of the Somalia’s journalism during his interview with the V.O.A also he spoke that now how the Somalia’s journal… Continue

What significance is the death of Micheal Jackson relative to the life he lived. Did he fail the world or did the world fail him?

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
PRESS RELEASE

22 June 2009

Somalia: Al-Shabab should not carry out amputations

Amnesty International is calling on the Al-Shabab armed group not to carry out amputations on four men accused of robbery tomorrow morning in Mogadishu.

The four young men were sentenced today to cross-amputation (amputation of the right hand and the left foot) by an “ad-hoc” court set up by Al-Shabab in their military camp in northern Mogadishu. They were accused of stealing pistols and mobi… Continue

Amnesty International is looking more and more like a toothless bulldog as it fails to quell the nighmare unfolding in the Niger Delta in Nigeria or the political debacle in Zimbabwe and elswhere in Africa. The organisation's Secretary General Irene Khan, on a landmark visit to Zimbabwe blames the polarization within the parties aswell as the international community as lessening the pressure for change.

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
PRESS RELEASE

8 June 2009

Somalia: Investigate killing of radio director

Amnesty International calls on the Somalia Transitional Federal Government to open a thorough, prompt and impartial investigation, with the assistance of the international community, into the killing of Muktar Mohamed Hirabe.

Muktar Mohamed Hirabe is the fifth Somali journalist to be killed in the line of their work this year and the second Director of the Somali radio station, Shabelle, to be kill… Continue

Islamists in Somali continues media transgressions shabelle radio director shot dead in Bakara Market to day

Ajournalist Muktaar Mohamed Hirabe 42 was shot dead to day in Bakara Market and other journalist of Shabelle radio Ahmed Taajir was also injured.

The Islamist organizations in Somalia are now a day seems that they adopted damaging of the Somali journalist and the foreign journalists coming to the country.

SOJRA monitoring and observation confirmed to day the releasing of Universal TV d… Continue

Press Terrified Universal TV Director abducted

The Somali Journalists’ Rights Agency (SOJRA) is denouncing the abduction against Universal TV director in Mogadishu.

Somalia has not had a central government for close to two decades and it’s hard to work as a journalist. But the young Somali journalists decided to work in these hard circumstances.

Mr. Ibrahim Mohamed Hussein “Jeckey” abducted by unknown militia when he was on his way from Afgoye to the centre of the TV (http://tvuniversal.tv/NS… Continue

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Amanda Lindhoud is pregnant couple of month’s mother now.

Mogadishu: 26 May, 2009 The Somali Journalists’ Rights Agency (SOJRA) contacted several sources very much close to the group who kidnapped the two journalists and the area kept them.

The resources are confirming that Amanda is pregnant mother now, but it is very difficult to know who the father of the child is. And part of the source say Nigel Brennan is the further of the child, while some other say the kidnappers raped her and did sex… Continue

An Audit of Media Coverage of Liberia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy and Information Flow from PRS Pillars
Funded by TrustAfrica/Humanity United

The Liberia Media Center on Friday, May 15 released two publications on the implementation of the country’s Poverty Reduction Strategy - a “Journalists’ Guide on Reporting Liberia PRS” and a ground-breaking Media Monitoring Report and assessment of information flow on the process.
The manual and report was formally launched by Liberia’s Minister o… Continue

The Paarl Printing factory in Paarl burnt down… Continue

Mogadishu is war zone area, prominent journalist shot dead to day

The Somali Journalists Rights Agency (SOJRA) is to day denounce the death of prominent Somali journalist Abdirsaak Warsame Mohamed known as (Gado’o), who worked for radio Shabelle based in Mogadishu near by Hamar Jadiid district where his house is also located in Mogadishu.

“The obstacles and risks that Somali journalists and other media workers faced while they carry out their professional duty will remain ever since Somalia is… Continue

Malawi a country with a population of about 13 million people went to the polls on May 19 to elect the president and members of parliament.

The polls went on smoothly and peacefully and observers have since commended Malawi's electoral body for running the process peacefully without violence.

According to analysts in Malawi, the May 19 elections have been the best simply because they attracted more voters who wanted to exercise their right.

Ladies and gentlemen this year's elections attracted… Continue

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Mogadishu is under fighting and violence, Three Somali journalists wounded at press conference place in Mogadishu as fighting intensifies for the fourth day between pro Somali government forces and Islamic insurgence groups.

The Somali Journalist Rights Agency (SOJRA) is to day denounce the injured of three
prominent journalists, Bashiir Khaliif Gani, who worked for Shabelle radio and Abdilnasir Nur Gedi, who worked for Horn Cable TV based in Hargeisa Somaliland and Mohamed Abdi Nahar worked fo… Continue

In the past week Harare, Zimbabwe hosted the world in African dance and drama and as soon as the drums were silent Mugabe was quick to remind his people their merriment was only a momentary respite and not a reprieve.Read more @ http://www.ojembaafrican-shadowoftruth.com

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