Mogadishu, Wednesday 15 August, 2018: the Somali Media Association (SOMA) has concluded the second day its two-day General Assembly Meeting that has been conducted at Makka Almukarama Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. The SOMA GA meeting participated by SOMA members of media owners , directors and other key invited guests from IMS/FOJO, Ministry of Information, SOSCENSA , faculty of journalism of the Somali National University, SWJ, SIMHA and NUSOJ were the main participants of today’s meeting. The main key agenda for the meeting included: presentation of the Safety Protocol, launching and signing the official Somali Media Safety Protocol, approval of draft…
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Mogadishu, Tuesday, 14 August, 2018: in partnership with IMS/FOJO, The Somali Media Association (SOMA) has organized and commenced today the first day of two-day General Assembly meeting at Makka Almukarama Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. This meeting which is the 5th gathering for the member media houses of the Somali Media Association (SOMA) opened up in Mogadishu; and has been participated by more than 40 member media centers of the association. The main participants of the General Assembly meeting were mainly media owners and directors of SOMA Media houses operational in Mogadishu and other regional areas including Abudwaq, Adado, Dolow, Bardhere,…
Kulankan oo ah midkii 5aad ee ay isugu yimaadaan xarumaha warbaahinta ee xubnaha ka ah Dalladda Warbaahinta Soomaalieed SOMA, ayaa ka furmay Muqdisho, waxaana ka qaybagkay kudhowaad 40 xarun warbaahineed oo xubno ka ah Dalladdan. Shirka golaha guud ee SOMA, oo socon doona muddo laba cishoo ah oo maanta ka billaabaneysa ayaa waxa ay madaxda, agaasimeyaasha iyo tifaftirayaasha ka qaybgalay uga hadleen guulaha ay gaareen xubnaha SOMA iyo caqabadaha ka horyimid shaqada iyo tayadaba. Qaar katirsan madaxda xubnaha SOMA ee gobolada& Muqdisho Waxa looga dooday kulankan dib…
Accra, 3 May, 2018: The secretary of the Somali Media Association SOMA Mohamed Abdiwahab Abdullahi is at Accra, Ghana, attending the World Press Freedom Day. In the meeting, he issued a talk on the progress Somali media has made and the challenges facing it. Mr Abdiwahab told the participants that some Somali media had received support on trainings and journalist safety, yet they are still in need of support and facilitations on skills and equipment. The secretary stated that among the trainings required by the Somali media currently are those related to elections and safety in journalism. He appreciated the…
Mogadishu, 3 May,2018: On 3rd May of every year, events to mark the world press freedom are held across the world. On this of 2018, Somali Media Association (SOMA) and the Ministry of information, culture and tourism in partnership with International Media Support (IMS) and Fojo institute organized a high-level event to commemorate “The World Press Freedom Day”. The theme of this year’sWorld Press Freedom Day is entitled “Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and the Rule of Law”. High-level officials from the Ministry of information, culture and tourism, media house owners, directors, civil society organizations and journalists attended the…
Shirka maalintii koowaad waxa ka soo qaybgalay Raisalwasaare ku xigeenka xukuumadda Soomaaliya, Wasiir ku xigeenka Warfaafinta, Aqalka sare xafiiska xeer illaalinta iyo guddoomiyaha gobolka Banaadir, Wasaaradaha Warfaafinta ee dowladgoboleedyada, madaxda ururada warbaahinta ee dalka, ururada bulshada Rayidka ah iyo hay’adaha daneeya warbaahinta Soomaaliya. 21-April-2018; oo ahayd maalinkiisi koowaad shirka Caalamiga ah ee bedqabka Suxufiga waxa looga hadlay habraacyada bedqabka suxufiiyinta ee jira iyo xubunimada guddi ay kawada qaybgelayaan dhammaam saamileyda warbaahinta Soomaaliya, dood dheer oo ay wadaageen ka soo qaybgalayaashii shirka ayaa waxa ka soo baxay in la xoojiyo mideynta dhammaan dadaalada ku wajahan bedqabka suxufiga. Somali Media Association(SOMA)…
Mogadishu , 22 April, 2018: The Deputy Prime Minister of the Somali government, Deputy Minister of Information, Upper House, the office of the Attorney General and the Governor of Banadir region has attended the first day of the conference. The Ministers of Information of the regional states, leaders of the Somali media associations, the civil society organizations and the stakeholders of the Somali media were also present at the conference. On April 21, 2018; the first day of the International Conference on the safety of journalists, the existing procedures of the safety of journalists and the membership committee of all…
Dalladda Warbaahinta Soomaaliyeed ee SOMA; waxa ay ka walaacsan tahay sida ay hay’adaha nabadgelyadu ula dhaqmeen Suxufiyiin kala duwan oo ka socday xarumo warbaahineed oo madaxbannaan. Maalintii Arbacada 4 April 2018, saxafiyiinta oo ku sugan banaanka xarunta golaha shacabka ayaa Saraakiil ka tirsan hay’adda nabadsugidda ay ku dhowaad 20; suxufi isugu geeyeen goob aan munaasab ahayn, iyaga oo u jeediyey hadallo hanjabaad iyo caga-jugleyn isugu jira oo lagu baqdin gelinayey suxufiyiinta, waxa lagu amray in aanay qaban karin maqal iyo muuqaal aan loo fasixin, sidaas oo kalana hadalka hanjabaadda ah ee loo jeediyey aanay soo xigan Karin, sidoo kalane…
The Somali Media Association (SOMA) is concerned how the security agency has treated the journalists from the various independent media outlets. On Wednesday April 4, 2018, officials from the security agency has assembled more than 20 journalists who were outside the Parliament at unsuitable place, and made threatening and intimidating speech to the journalists to make them frightened, they were ordered they could not record anything in audio and visual form without permission, the threatening speech also included that they could not make any source reference and print without consent. The security agency forces has seized camera from Kalsan TV…
he Somali Media Association (SOMA) is concerned over the political crises prevailing within the leadership of the Parliament of the Federal Republic of Somalia, which has further complicated the work and the media operations and the lives of the citizens. The Somali Media Association (SOMA) is deeply worried about how the army has treated the journalists who were trying reporting the information and data related with the political instability. The public are waiting from the media for information and data on what is happening in the country, why it’s happening and the parties involved, searching and responding to the needs…