Mohamed Ibrahim Osman Bulbul

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Anisa Abdiaziz Hussein, Abdullahi Abdulqadir Ahmed, and Abdirizak Abdullahi Adan

‘Alarming escalation’: At least 41 journalists targeted since March in Somalia

Kampala, Uganda, May 15, 2025 – Somali security personnel have arrested, assaulted, or harassed at least 41 private-media journalists since mid-March, in what local press rights groups have called a “painful experience” and an “alarming escalation” in attacks on the media. Most of these press freedom violations were connected to coverage of national security issues,…

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Mohamed Ibrahim Osman Bulbul of privately owned broadcaster Kaab TV stands on the side of a road, wearing a blue flak jacket marked 'Press'.

Somali court dismisses false news, anti-state case against Mohamed Ibrahim Osman Bulbul

Nairobi, Kenya, October 16, 2023—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes an October 11 court decision to dismiss the criminal case against Somali journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Osman Bulbul and calls on authorities to desist from arbitrarily detaining journalists. “Mohamed Ibrahim Osman Bulbul endured nearly two months of detention and faced punitive legal proceedings simply because he…

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Two armed police officers in fatigues stand guard near the scene of a militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia August 21, 2022.

Two Somali journalists arrested for reporting on police, 1 remains in custody

Nairobi, August 23, 2023—The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday called on Somali authorities to unconditionally release journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Osman Bulbul and stop intimidating media covering the security sector. On August 17, four plain-clothed security personnel arrested Mohamed, a reporter with the privately owned broadcaster Kaab TV, at Mogadishu University, where he studies part-time,…

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