Fadumo-taxadar under the jail, in second day at the Garowe?GNA
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She was Arrested after inter view [/caption]Garowe(GNA)-The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns the arrest of a female journalist on Thursday night by the Puntland police in Garowe, the latest in a string of violence against journalists in Somalia, according to the NUSOJ statement on today.
Police in Puntland arrested a female journalist Fatima Ahmed Mohamed of Radio Daljir on Thursday night on August 6, 2014. She is currently detained at the Garowe jail.
Puntland officials did not comment the arrest of the journalist, but local journalists believe that her arrest is believed to have been connected to a news report about siege of Puntland state Television by local clan militias angered by multiple sacking as reported by local media.
The National Union of Somali Journalists condemns the arrest and calls for her unconditional release.
“Its disappointing to see that journalists are being jailed for their reporting.” Mohamed Ibrahim, NUSOJ Secretary General said, “We call for the Puntland authorities the unconditional release of the female journalist and respect to the media freedoms in the region.”said NUSOJ.
Puntland Parliament recently approved draconian media law aimed at oppressing the freedom of expression in addition to taking away the rights of the journalists and the media houses, which Somali journalists called for the President of the regional state of Puntland not to sign the bill.
Early condemns
This journalist called Faduma Yusuf Saed alias Taxadar has been arrested while at her hotel in Garowe and was taken into custody by Puntland police officers.
Taxadar was a permanent reporter at Radio Daljir Bossaso branch and has reached Garowe to attend a conference that the region’s media association had in the capital.
Only one reason can be believed it, behind the Fatima arresting, which can say the Occasional interview she was provided to the Somalia VOA.
An interview came after, the military Shape gun mens group attacked on the Thursday by the center of Puntland TV and Radio at the Garowecapital city.
“ the motive of the detention of this journalist has not been clearly” said local website Raxanreeb last day. but early reports indicate it came after Taxadar gave interview to Voice of America (VOA) Somali branch on an incident happened on Puntland’s television.
Press in the region has condemned the arrest of this journalist and urged Puntland government for an immediate release.
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