European Parliament Strongly condemns the grave violations of freedomof expression against Somalia's free and independent trade unions

4. Strongly condemns the grave violations of freedom of association and freedom of expression against Somalia's free and independent trade unions and in particular, the longstanding repression against the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) and Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU),…

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IFJ applauds historic European Parliament resolution condemning human rights violations in Somalia

Brussels, 5 July 2018 - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)has adopted the adoption of the European Parliament on the Somali government to the press secretion of journalists and trade unions, in particular the IFJ affiliate in Somalia, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ),…

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Somalia:Al-Shabaab Changes its Names to Infiltrate Government

Sunatimes.com - Somali Federal Government is battling against the most dangerous terror Network in the East Africa.

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Somaliland: Somtel Dahabshiil Scandal and Violation"Hacking and surveillance may undermine right to privacy"

Somaliland: "Hacking and surveillance may undermine right to privacy" Although I have been always suspicious of government surveillance, I have never expected a private telecommunication company will act as an agent of the government to seek hacking techniques on its behalf.

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Somalia: The shift from crooked democracy to authoritarianism

Sunatimes.com - Somalia's presidential election last year seen as milestone of corruption by some and others as a fresh start for a war ravaged country is looking more and more like a false dawn – a huge opportunity lost.

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A new Hezbollah: Qatar's militia in Somalia

Sunatimes.com - Qatar's regime has created a new terrorist entity in Somalia. Terrified by the Saudi, Emirati, and Egyptian support for the Somalian president, it funded the Brotherhood's Islah party in the roiled country and founded a militia formed from Al-Shabaab terrorist group.

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Somalia:Confidential report terrorist close ties with Somali President

A confidential intelligence report obtained by Sunatimes has shed light on the historical background of the current Chief of Staff of Somalia's Presidential Palace, Villa Somalia, warning a unique threat to the president as result of the close relations he maintains with the former radical Islamist,…

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SOMALIA:The New Scramble for Somalia: The Role of Diaspora Somalis with dual citizenship

Sunatimes.com - Becoming an American citizen through naturalization requires taking the Oath of Allegiance, loudly. The first part of the Oath of Allegiance reads, "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate,…

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Somalia:Who is terrorist Fahad Yasin - Chief of Staff of Villa Somalia

Designated Global Terrorist Ties: • Fahad Yasin is an alleged member, close associate and facilitator for Al-Shabaab • Fahad traveled to Yemen in the 1990s and attended Iman University, a school attended by 
members of al-Qa'ida, al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula and other extremist groups.…

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Parliament Speaker Jawari bears witness to the triumph of political Gangsterism and despotism in Somalia

Sunatimes.com - Democratic constitutions provide legal instruments consisting of petitions and motions to the citizens, including elected officials, to promote public policy, seek justice and accountability, resolve political differences and conflicts, and ensure public participation in the political…

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Somali President expected to travel to Burundi while half a million suffer from flooding

SUNATIMES.COM - President Farmajo is expected to travel to Burundi on Saturday ahead of the CECAFA U-17 finals on Sunday while close to half a million people in the country are affected by severe flooding.

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European parliament hears calls for urgent protection of journalists and trade unions in Somalia

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) yesterday teamed up with the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) to testify at the European Parliament about the riskier and more difficult environment in which journalists and trade unions…

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Somalia: A Sitch in the Somali parliament

Sunatimes.com - Mustaf Ali Duhulow is a member of Somali National Assembly who was sworn to serve his war-torn nation, but he instead decided to serve a neighboring country that has sinister geopolitical interest for minor political advantage.

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A Qatari agent in Somali president office

Sunatimes.com - After one year in the office, the Somali federal government President, Mohamed Abdullahi "Farmaajo" proofed himself to be unreliable and not trustworthy to run the highest national political position, according to a survey made by Sunatimes.com and ten independent journalists.

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Somalia: Blatant Lies Bring Rogue Information Minister in the Open

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) hereby responds to the recent statement issued by Mr Abdirahman Omar Osman Yarisow, the unqualified Minister of Information in the Somali government.

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IFJ "Somali Ministry of Information is "engineering unwarranted attacks against Somali journalists"

IFJ expresses concerns over the escalation of attacks on media freedom in Somalia

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Villa Somalia secretly met with Qatari -Iranian and Hezbollah intelligence officers in Turkey

The Chief of Staff of Villa Somalia Fahad Yasin secretly met with Qatari intelligence officers and Iranian intelligence as well as Hezbollah in Istanbul, according to western diplomats sources briefed on the meeting by western intelligence services.

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Foreign Entities Dig a Grave to Bury Somalia

Somalia has significant challenges that may foretell its death, and in fulling this dire prediction, foreign entities are aggressively digging Somalia's grave. Today, there are many authoritative foreign entities who direct Somalia's leadership decisions, and actually dictate policy. These foreign…

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Ethiopia to Free Political Prisoners, Close Prison

Important Steps, but More Rights Reforms Needed

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Somalia releases jailed ex-minister and government critic

A court in Somalia on Thursday released without charge a former minister and government critic who spent two days in jail after being arrested for alleged treason, an arrest which ignited a smoldering political crisis for the fragile government.

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