Somali journalists appealed help from the international community

The international Community often condemn the harassment and killings of journalists in Somalia, while underlining the necessity of Community freedom.

International and humanitarian law doesn’t allow any one to muzzle journalists and what Somali journalists are being killed is the truth they report to the society.

On the killing of veteran Somali radio journalist, Mr. Sheikh Nur Abkay and the injury of freelancer journalist Hassan Mohamed Abiikar known as Hassan Matore in this year, it was brutal killing against Somali people as a whole.

Nothing good will come to the people of Somalia from those seeking to deprive citizens of the right to know and journalists of the basic human right of freedom of expression.

“The journalists are working for the oppression in Somalia, this is upset situation." Said one of refugee exiled journalists.
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, a non-governmental organization

(NGO), since 1993-to now, 33-journalists have been killed in Somalia, which has had not had a functioning central government in nearly two decades.
Nonetheless, the International Community must crackdown on rising numbers of journalists are being killed worldwide, mostly in countries that are at wars like Somalia as to end to impunity in the murders of media professionals.

Lastly, newly established Somali Journalists Association Network are kindly requesting International journalists supporters to assist them through confident channels.

The needs of Somali journalists are so high.