Pambazuka News

Somalia: Well-known journalist arrested in Mogadishu

2008-04-25

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The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is disturbed by the arrest of prominent and respected radio journalist Abdi Mohammed Ismail, who works for Mogadishu-based privately owned Shabelle Media Network. Abdi Mohammed Ismail, publicly known Abdi Uud, was arrested on 21 April, by recently trained armed forces of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia at Banadir junction of Madina district in Mogadishu. The Transitional Federal Government or its armed forces did not talk about the reason of the arrest.