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SOMA Successfully Convenes Its General Assembly Meeting In partnership with IMS/SIDA Sweden, the Somali Media Association (SOMA) effectively conducted a one-day General Assembly meeting on November 3, 2024, at the Sahafi Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, reinforcing its dedication to enhancing the media landscape in the country. This seventh assembly brought together 32 member media centers, facilitating collaboration among key stakeholders, including media owners and directors from diverse regions such as Afgoye, Bosaso, Barawa, Bardhere, Beledweyne, Balad, Baidoa, Dhuusamareeb, Garowe, Jowhar, Kismayo, and Wanla-Weyn, emphasizing the importance of collective efforts in shaping the future of Somali media. The meeting served as…
Mogadishu city, Saturday, November 2, 2024: The Somali Media Association (SOMA) has concluded a one -day Panel Discussion marking the International Day to End Impunity for crimes against journalists on November 2, 2024 focusing on raising awareness and advocacy for ending the violence against Somali journalists and media, With the assistance of IMS/Sida Sweden has organized panel discussion on marking the IDEI event to protect media freedom and freedom of expression, end impunity and protect safety of journalists in Somalia. “The roundtable one-day panel discussion event is related to the IDEI event, its history and the challenging situation the…
Beledweyne city, Thursday, October 3, 2024: Two- day capacity building training for journalists, police , judiciary and CSO on human rights monitoring, reporting and freedom of expression has been held in Beleweyne city, Hiran region of Hirshabelle State from 1st to 2nd October 2024. The training workshop held at Hotel Jazeera at Beledweyne city , Hiran region has been implemented by the Somali Media Association (SOMA) in partnership with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) Fifteen journalists have participated the day one of the training workshop, while members from the police, judiciary and the civil society has taken…
Mogadishu, Saturday September 29, 2024: The Somali Media Association (SOMA) has concluded today a two-day dialogue meeting for the stakeholders on freedom of expression, safety of journalists and access to information in Baidoa city, South West State. Twenty-five participants comprising of editors, journalists, media managers, Director General of Ministry of Information of South West State, police, judiciary and CSO were the key participants in the dialogue discussion meeting. The stakeholders’ meeting implemented in partnership with the International Media Support (IMS) and SIDA Sweden has been held at Hotel -Haldoor from 28th to 29th September 2024 in Baidoa city,…
Sabti 28 September 2024 Kulankan ay Daladda Warbaahinta Soomaaliyeed ee SOMA ku qabatay Baydhabo ayaa looga hadlaayay Xoriyada Saxaafadda, bad qabka Suxufiga, iyo Helida xogta waxaana ka qeybgalay Suxufiyiin, Agaasimayaasha Warbaahinta, Ururada bulshada, Booliska, garsoorka iyo Agaasimaha Guud ee Wasaarada warfaafinta KGS. 30 Suxufi oo laga kala keenay Warbaahinada kala duwan ee ka Howl gal Magaalada Baydhabo ayaa si Wanaagsan ugu Qeyb qaatay inta uu maanta Socoday kulankan Gadoomiyaha Daladda warbaahinta Soomaaliyeed ee SOMA Hilaal Sheikh Shuceeb oo ka hadlay furitaanka kulankan ugu Horeen Sharaxaad ka bixiyey Muhiimada kulankan uu leeyahay ayaa suxufiyiintan Magaalada Baydhabo kula dardaarmay in…
Mogadishu, Somalia, July 23, 2024- The Somalia Media Association (SOMA) and the Federation of Somali Journalists (FESOJ) strongly condemn the arrest of Ali nor Salad, the Director Dawan Media in Mogadishu on early yesterday Monday evening as stated by the police. SOMA and FESOJ express concern over the way his arrest was carried out, and call for his immediate and unconditional freedom. We view the detention of journalist Ali nor Salad as unfortunate, Furthermore, it is not government ethics to dishonor a former journalist who served as the director of communications at the office of the Prime Minister…
Mogadishu, May 16, 2024 – Somali Mechanism for Safety of Journalists (SMSJ) network is strongly worried and concerned over the process that Somali federal government established the National Media Council that was completely against the media law of the country. The media council that was passed by the cabinet of Somalia on March 2024 is not fully representing the independent media and Civil society in Somalia since the selection process for the members of the council has not met the requirement and procedures required as per the media law which reads as Article 14.1 indicating the Media Council will be…
Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, May 3, 2024: The Somali Media Association (SOMA) has the dignity to take part in the efforts of marking the World Freedom Day May 3, 2024, which is an annual event observed worldwide. The World Press Freedom Day, the 31st anniversary since the event was proclaimed in 1993, following the recommendation of UNESCO’s General Conference. Since then, 3 May, the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek is celebrated worldwide as World Press Freedom Day. Similarly, the event is a time to encourage and develop initiatives in support of press freedom, and to assess the state…