Somalia dismisses Amnesty report, denies gagging media
Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed alias Farmaajo in South Africa on May 25, 2019. The Federal Government of Somalia has said the rights abuses of journalists contained in an Amnesty International report are fabricated. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The Federal Government of Somalia has dismissed an Amnesty International report highlighting increased cases of journalists getting harassed and killed while on duty in the country.
The report, “We live in perpetual fear: Violations and abuses of freedom of expression in Somalia”, was released in Nairobi on Thursday morning.
