Why Somalia struggles with ‘dangerous’ tag for journalists
Somali journalists during a conference in Mogadishu on February 6, 2022. Somali PM Hamza Abdi Barre on November 2, 2022 promised to implement the UN and Somalia’s National Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists PHOTO | COURTESY
Somalia’s labelling as the most dangerous place for journalists to work in continues to endure, even as authorities promised to rework their guard on press freedom.
As the world marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on Wednesday, Somalia was yet again counting the costs of insecurity on free journalism.
