[Opinion] 15 journalists arrested in two days amid crackdown on media covering public opinion and political tensions in Mogadishu

NUSOJ Decries Targeted Intimidation of Journalists by Security Forces in Mogadishu

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) strongly condemns the unlawful detention, intimidation and harassment of eleven Somali journalists by officers of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) in Mogadishu on Saturday, 24 May 2025. The operation involved both uniformed and plainclothes agents, who carried out these actions in broad daylight across multiple locations in the capital. The journalists, representing five respec…

15 journalists arrested in two days amid crackdown on media covering public opinion and political tensions in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia 24 May, 2025 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the recent wave of arrests, threats, and intimidation targeting journalists in Mogadishu. Over the past 48 hours, SJS has recorded a disturbing spike of 15 arbitrary detentions, equipment confiscation, and obstruction of media workers by security forces—particularly officers from the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) and the police—as journa…