1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Hiran governor arrests BBC reporter in central Somalia - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zS68rxID7l"><a href="https://cpj.org/2008/01/hiran-governor-arrests-bbc-reporter-in-central-som/">Hiran governor arrests BBC reporter in central Somalia</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2008/01/hiran-governor-arrests-bbc-reporter-in-central-som/embed/#?secret=zS68rxID7l" width="600" height="338" title="“Hiran governor arrests BBC reporter in central Somalia” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="zS68rxID7l" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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JANUARY 15, 2008 Posted January 16, 2008 Ayanle Hussein Abdi, BBC Freelance HARASSED Local police arrested BBC freelance reporter Ayanle Hussein Abdi on Tuesday in Beledweyne, the capital of the central Somali region of Hiran. The governor of Hiran Province, Yusuf Dabageed, ordered the arrest of Abdi with no official charges but accused the reporter…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260