Star FM’s radio broadcaster Kassim Mohammed and AFP’s (Agence France-Presse ) Mogadishu’s correspondent,  Mustafa Haji Abdinur were among the 15 recipients of one of the most prestigious awards in the African media and broadcasting industry; the CNN Multichoice African Journalism Award. The stiff competition included more than 2000 entries from 1000 journalists in 40 African countries.   “I... 

Puntland security forces have attacked separately journalists covering the aftermath of  a recent heavy rains in the town of Bossaso, the regional headquarters of Bari region in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland on Wednesday afternoon. Members of military-police forces and the Puntland Intelligence Service (PIS) attacked six journalists who were  covering a Kat (a stimulant leaf... 

Hayaan Media Develoment Center is strongly condemming the arrest of three local journalist that have being arrested by hisbul Islaam militians in the district afgooye yesterday 25 may 2010 who worked for different news agency in Mogadisho. The arrest of the three journalist,Sheek Aadow Amiin who worked for Simba Radio Station,Ahmed Yussuf  Idaajaa wo worked for  IQK  Radio Station and Mohamed Huseen... 

Hayaan Media Development Center (HMDC)  wants to pass her condolences towards the killing of the journalist Sheek Nuur Mohamed Abkeey also know as Magefe .Hayaan media sees this as a direct action towards Magafe .  According to the local news the body of the Sheek Nuur Mohamed Abkeey one of the leading journalist in Somalia was found behind the hotel Dameey in Geedjacecl with his body a numerous... 

April 13th 2010. Somali Human Rights Defenders Networks ( SOHRIDEN) with a constituents  of leading civil society organizations that works on human rights , development& relief , health & education,  peace, media developments and trade unions   that  operate over all South and Central Somalia including Puntland,  cooperatively voiced today enormous concern about the worsening situation ... 

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 areas of under their control as in violation against the freedom of press in the region, statement issued on 9 April 2010 said. “We are very concerned about the order by Al-Shabaab. What we know is that BBC... 

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 airing all related music programs – this the first  verdict of its kind imposed on the media stations since the rise of Islamic radicalism in Somalia. “We see the music ban by Hizbul Islam as another pressure... 

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 on 04.04.2010 Hizbul Islam have imposed on all radio stations operating in Mogadishu not to play music and songs , especially to those under their controlling area, As Moalim Hashi declared in his press... 

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 human rights defenders in Ethiopia The East and Horn of African Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) called on the Ethiopian delegation present at UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on Friday 19th March... 

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...