Somalia: Shebelle Journalists Vow to Continue Their Job Despite Army Threat
Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu) http://allafrica.com/stories/200709150155.html 15 September 2007 Posted to the web 15 September 2007 Mogadishu Journalists working for Shebelle Media Network have vowed not to give in intimidation after sixteen of them have been briefly detained today by forces from the transitional federal government of Somalia. "We are not going to stop our profession as journalists because of threat and intimidation as happened today" reads a statement issued in the name of all journalists working for Shebelle Radio which an independent media house based in Somalia's volatile capital city of Mogadishu. Before the troops came into the premises of Shebelle Media Network, there were sporadic but deliberate shooting targeted the hall where the daily editorial meeting of the radio takes. the TFG forces have fired ten rounds at the premises of the Radio station before they came, said one journalist who doesn't want to be named because of fear. Meanwhile, the executive chairman of Shebelle Media Network Mr. Abdmaalik Yusuf Mohamud has appealed to the Somali government to withdraw some of its forces stationed at the main gate of the radio station. "These troops sitting our main entrance are harassing any journalists getting in or out of Shebelle Media Network and it is the same that thru TV and Radio of GBC was closed down by its management" said Mr. Maalik in a statement. GBC is another independent media house which is now off air after Somalia's transitional government has deployed troops at its main gate and that has led all its personal to cease their jobs as the deployed forces have posed great risk to the journalists. The names of Shabelle Journalists threatened to be killed by the Somalia government forces 1. Bashiir Nuur Geedi Head of Shabelle Media 2. Ja'far Kukay Acting director 3. Baabul Noor Mohamed Shabelle Webmaster 4 Mohamed Abdi Farah (Afgoye) Head of the programs 5. A/rahman Yuusuf Head of The News 6 A/kadir Ahmed Olaad Program Producer 7. Abdi-Nour M. Kediye News Caster/ Reporter 8. A/lahi Tajirow Program Producer 9. Mohamed Omar Shiine English news Caster 10 Mohamed Ibrahim Raghe Cameraman/Reporter 11 Mekail Rashiid Barre Reporter 11. A/risak Warsame Reporter 12 Aidid A/rahman Head of The Workers 13. Ali Mohamed Sa'id Technician 14. Mohamed Ahmed Geelle Technician 15. Abdi Mohamed Dabride Comedian 16 Mah'ed Hassan Comedian 17 Sahro Yuusuf Maxamed News Caster 18 Ifraax Cabdi Samad Program Producer 19 Farhiye Sheikh Moh'ed Program Producer http://zlgr.multiply.com (raidio monitoring site plus audio clips ) http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302315/ (Litohoro) 321199/Tinos http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachgr pictures upload . on my main : www.geocities.com/zliangas -tty-px.html : test of various TTY programs -ethics.htm : greek ethics , days and institutions -frape.htm: the greek way of cofee !!! Zacharias Liangas , Thessaloniki Greece greekdx @ otenet dot gr --- Pesawat penerima: ICOM R75 , Lowe HF150 , Degen 1102,1103,108, Tecsun PL200/550, Chibo c300/c979, Yupi 7000 Antenna: 16m hor, 2x16 m V invert, 1m australian loop ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- Preorder your WRTH 2007: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2007 ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
