Human Rights Council: 18th Session Item 10 – Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Somalia Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies 28th September 2011. Delivered by Ahmed Mahamed Ali “kiimiko” Somali Human Rights Defenders Network (SOHRIDEN)/East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network. The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, the East and Horn of Africa Human... 

Star’s investigative reporter Fatuma Noor is the overall winner of the this year’s CNN MultiChoice African Journalist of the Year Award. Noor won the award for her investigative three-part series on the Al-Shabaab. It was chosen from the 1407 entries from 42 nations across Africa. The series tells the story of the young men who give up their freedom abroad to return and fight for the Al-Shabaab... 

The Somaliland authorities are under local and international obligations to respect the freedom of journalists to gather news and report events as they unfold in the troubled Horn of Africa region, the chairman of Hayaan Media Development Centre said on Monday.   Ali Dahir Eid called for the breakaway Somali region’s administration to release Jibril Ali Omar and Dahir Ahmed Jirde, online correspondents... 

Hague, 30 March 2011 – The chairman of Hayaan Media Development, Ali Dahir Eid, has today welcomed the release of Radio Shabelle editors and called for the warring sides to respect the freedom of the media in the Horn of Africa nation.   Editors Abdi Mohamed Ismael and Abdirashid Omar Qase were arrested four days ago for reporting “inaccurate news” that Somali President, Sheikh Sharif... 

  Hayaan Media Development Center (HMDC) has on a serious mission condemned over the ongoing issue of two media houses (Hornafrik and GBC Muqdisho) that got attacked by the radical Islamist insurgent groups namely AL-SHABAB and HISBUL-ISLAM. GBC, A TV station based in Mogadishu (capital Somali) had been acknowledged in advance by the radical insurgents to hand over the entire TV station to Hisbil-islam... 

                                Thank you Mr. Chairman, Ali Muse. Before my remarks, I would like to begin with the most prized word, the name of Allah and Asalamu Caleykum.   I am glad to welcome you in the city of Utrecht in Holland for you attend the conference which I believe it has a great deal of interest for everyone involving media.  I would like to pass special... 

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 is ordered by Al shabaab not to air any news story about the internationally recognized Somali Federal Government . The silence of the Radio came after Al-shabaab today arrested Ahmed Omer Salihi who is Director... 

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 of press, statement said on 16 March 2010. According to Juba Journalists Association (JIJA), militants loyal to Al-Shabaab in Kismayo raided this morning the house of Mohamed  Salad Abdulle where they put... 

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 the two organizations towards promoting media activities. The meeting took place in Maastricht, Netherlands as the HMDC and EJC officials underlined the importance of projects to enhancing the profession of the... 

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 autonomous region of Puntland as illegal and total violation against the free media. Heavily armed soldiers from Puntland Intelligence Service (PIS) raided the house of Isak in Galkacyo town on 21 December...