Somalia: Authorities must end arbitrary arrests and persecution of journalists in Puntland

Authorities in Somalia’s Puntland regional state have escalated their attacks on media freedom by intimidating, harassing and arbitrarily arresting journalists ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections, Amnesty International said today. Four journalists have been arbitrarily arrested in Puntland’s capital Garowe and the sea-side town of Bosaso in the past two and a half months in … Continue reading Somalia: Authorities must end arbitrary arrests and persecution of journalists in Puntland