Somali News

HMDC condemns Al-Shabaab for banning BBC and VOA

Apr 9th, 2010
Hayaan Media Development Center (HMDC) has today described the ban by the Al-Shabaab militant group on the listening of British Broadcasting Cooperation and Voice of America’s programs in the... 

HMDC censures Islamist’s ban on music

Apr 5th, 2010
Hayaan Media Development Center is expressing its disapproval of the recent order in which the Islamic militant group Hizbul Islam banned the local independent radio stations in Mogadishu from... 

Somalia’s Independent Media is facing power abuse From the Insurgents and the TFG

Apr 5th, 2010
Somali Human Rights defenders Network (SOHRIDEN) is seriously concerned about the escalating crisis and violations towards the freedom of expression in Somalia, said in Press Release issued... 

EAST AND HORN OF AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NETWORK

Mar 22nd, 2010
EAST AND HORN OF AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NETWORK Press Release 22nd March 2010advocacy@defenddefenders.org ( for French speakers). http://www.defenddefenders.org GENEVA: End attacks on... 

HMDC “the silence of Markablay Radio Station is a great pressure on the regional daily news”

Mar 17th, 2010
Hayaan Media Development Center (HMDC) has strongly condemned the silence of  Markablay Radio Station in Baardhere of southern Somalia that stopped broadcasting its media services after it... 
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HMDC “the silence of Markablay Radio Station is a great pressure on the regional daily news”

Mar 17th, 2010
Hayaan Media Development Center (HMDC) has strongly condemned the silence of  Markablay Radio Station in Baardhere of southern Somalia that stopped broadcasting its media services after it... 

Hayaan Media denounces arrests of journalists in Somalia

Mar 16th, 2010
Hayaan Media Development Center (HMDC) is strongly condemning the arrest of two local journalists in southern Somalia by militants of Al-Shabab Islamist group as in total violation against freedom... 

Hayaan Media Development Center (HMDC) and European Journalism Center (EJC) discuss over media development in East Africa.

Jan 20th, 2010
Members from Hayaan Media Development Center met with officials of the European Journalism Center on Tuesday 19 Jan. 2010 over the possibility of better relationship and cooperation between... 

Hayaan Media condemns the arrest of VOA reporter

Dec 25th, 2009
Hayaan Media Development said in a statement issued on 25 December 2009 that it is strongly condemning the arrest of the VOA Somali section reporter  Mohamed Yasin Isak in the Somalia’s northeast... 
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