🗨️ “The rainfall in this year’s failed March-to-May season was the lowest in the last six decades. Next year’s March-to-May season doesn’t look good either...this could be the seven-year drought.”

Our Director spoke to the The Associated Press on the drought in Somalia. bit.ly/3RJNanN

Actions targeting independent media have increased in #Somaliland in the past few months. We call Somaliland Minister of Information to STOP his hostile tactics, intimidation and the use of brutal measures to silence free media and journalists operating in Somaliland.

#ALERT : Somali Journalists Syndicate - SJS condemns the letter by the #Somaliland Info. Minister to suspend privately-owned independent #CBA TV in Hargeisa on Wednesday citing 'spreading news against Somaliland & expired media license'. Both issues were refuted by CBA TV management.

The United Nations on Monday declared that “Famine is at the door” in Somalia, as nearly half the country’s population faced severe hunger and food deliveries were impeded by conflict, mass displacement and the ever-growing threat from Al Shabab. nytimes.com/2022/09/05/wor…

On the conclusion of the training Somali Journalists Syndicate - SJS SG, Abdalle Ahmed Mumin expressed his gratitude to NEDemocracy for providing the timely financial support for SJS human rights training project.

'The objective of these trainings is to raise and improve the situation of human rights to create a broader reach of journalists in the local media,' Somali Journalists Syndicate - SJS SG Abdalle Ahmed Mumin
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“This training increased our knowledge & our capacity towards human rights reporting in #Somalia ,' One of the participants, Kiin Hasan Fakat, one of only six women journalists working in all-female Bilan Media said.

'Kudos to the National Endowment for Democracy NEDemocracy and Somali Journalists Syndicate - SJS for this timely initiative for Somali journalists. There is a need for a more comprehensive training and extending the same to the Somali regional states.”
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'In an environment that is often volatile and precarious, it is vital to inculcate a rights-respecting culture by training the next generation of activists through human rights education,' One of the training facilitators and ex-staffer at Human Rights Watch, Samatar Abdi said.

#Turkish made medium altitude long-endurance unmanned combat drone Bayraktar TB2 spotted in #Mogadishu skies. I captured this clip Thursday afternoon.

What can of legal support can human rights journalists get?

In our today's #HumanRightsJournalism training supported by NEDemocracy, we explore what are the challenges and what are the possible solutions?

. Somali Journalists Syndicate - SJS welcomes the release of freelance online journalist Mohamed Ali Mohamed from #Galmudug police detention in Guriel. He was detained on 24 August following his report critiquing the regional president Ahmed Abdi Karie Qoorqoor. 1/2

It’s important to promote a culture of human rights in #Somalia by tapping into the vital role journalists can play in being not just advocates but also Trainers through human rights education. Thanks Somali Journalists Syndicate - SJS Abdalle Ahmed Mumin and co for this timely initiative

Documentation and advocacy are vital tools for journalists covering #HumanRightsViolations . In our training we are joined by human rights experts to learn about basic techniques for human rights journalists. NEDemocracy Abdalle Ahmed Mumin Samatar Abdi

Somalia's top media player Somali Journalists Syndicate - SJS  on Sunday launched the second phase of Human Rights journalism. The 3 day training will benefit young journalists drawn from different states to document and report on human rights violations.

When we asked about the major challenges facing journalists covering #HumanRightsViolations . Journalists from #Mogadishu , #Kismayo , #Gedo , #Hargeisa described physical & digital safety as well as low pay and compromise by media bosses remain as their major concern. NEDemocracy

Various forms of human rights violations on the rise in #Somalia , as described by journalists attending Somali Journalists Syndicate - SJS #HumanRightsJournalists training in #Mogadishu .
Women reporters specifically described the rise of violence against women incl. female genital mutilation & rape.

.Somali Journalists Syndicate - SJS held the 2nd of human rights training in Mogadishu #Somalia .The training attended by 20 journalists, from Media outlets in all regions in Somalia Abdalle Ahmed Mumin Somali Journalists Syndicate - SJS-Secretry was officially opened .

This training was supported by NEDemocracy.