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Attacks on the Press in 2011: Journalists Killed

February 21, 2012 4:37 PM EST

Murders decline, but fatalities rise during coverage of protests. Photographers and freelancers pay an especially high price. Pakistan is the world’s most dangerous nation.

Attacks on the Press in 2011: Somalia

February 21, 2012 12:33 AM EST

Local and international journalists faced persistent, deadly violence, with both targeted murders and crossfire killings reported. Four soldiers with the African Union peacekeeping mission fired on a Malaysian humanitarian aid convoy in September, killing one journalist and injuring another. The AU mission in Somalia suspended the soldiers and returned them to their home country of…

Somali people carry the coffin of journalist Hassan Osman Abdi, who was killed on Saturday evening. (AFP/Mohamed Abdiwahab)

Somali journalist shot, killed by unknown gunmen

January 30, 2012 10:29 AM EST

New York, January 30, 2012–The Committee to Protect Journalists is saddened by Saturday’s murder of a Somali journalist and calls on authorities to investigate the killing immediately and bring those responsible to justice.

At least 21 Somaliland journalists were detained this past weekend while protesting the shutdown of a broadcaster. (SOLJA/Said Askar)

In Somaliland, crackdown on the press continues

January 17, 2012 5:21 PM EST

New York, January 17, 2012–The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the deteriorating press conditions in the semi-autonomous republic of Somaliland after this weekend’s detention of 21 journalists protesting a police raid on a private broadcaster.

President Ahmed Mohamoud Silyano pledged to improve press freedom conditions in Somaliland during his 2010 election campaign. (AP/Teresa Krug)

Somaliland: 7 journalists arrested in a week, 3 still held

January 13, 2012 2:00 PM EST

New York, January 13, 2012– The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the recent spate of arrests of independent reporters in the semi-autonomous republic of Somaliland.

TV journalist held without charge in Somaliland

January 10, 2012 4:13 PM EST

New York, January 10, 2012–The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on authorities in the semi-autonomous republic of Somaliland to explain why they have detained Royal Television correspondent Yusuf Ali since Sunday.

Puntland must explain detention of journalists

January 5, 2012 4:57 PM EST

New York, January 5, 2012–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland to explain why they have held two journalists without charge since Monday.

For journalists, coverage of political unrest proves deadly

December 20, 2011 12:01 AM EST

Journalists die at high rates while covering protests in the Arab world and elsewhere. Photographers and freelancers appear vulnerable. Pakistan is again the deadliest nation. A CPJ special report

Somali journalists carry the body of Abdisalan Sheikh Hassan of Horn Cable TV who was killed in December 2011. Fear of violence is one of the top reasons why journalists flee into exile. (AFP/Mohamed Abdiwahab)

Somali government should probe journalist’s murder

December 19, 2011 5:15 PM EST

New York, December 19, 2011–Somali authorities must pursue all leads in investigating the murder on Sunday of a broadcast journalist who had reported receiving several recent threats. A gunman in a military uniform shot freelance reporter Abdisalan Sheikh Hassan, according to local and international reports.

In Nairobi, plans to improve aid to exiled journalists

December 16, 2011 10:25 AM EST

Kassahun Yilma left Ethiopia quickly in December 2009. He didn’t have time to save money for the journey, choose a place to go, arrange housing or a job. He left his wife, his mother, his house and all his friends behind. Yilma didn’t know what lay ahead. He only knew that if he stayed, he…