Author: Soma
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,…