A ONE-STOP WEBSITE ON PROTECTION TO BE USED BY ALL HUMAN RIGHT DEFENDERS AND THOSE SEEKING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR PROTECTION!
Tactics and tools for the protection
of Human Rights Defenders
a project of Protection International
Video library
- Video News
- Defenders speaking
- Speaking for defenders
- DVD editions & other
PI publications
Protection International Publications
PI publications Protection Manual PI catalogue of publications and DVDsOther online projects
Observatoire global de la politique publique nationale sur la protection des défenseurs de droits humains
The World has forgotten Somalia
Tuesday 15 December 2009 by Protection International
Ahmed Taajir was the Programme director of Somali Shabelle radio and TV.
On June 7th 2009, he had been seriously injured in an attack of “Al-Shaabab” group in Mogadishu while his colleague Moqtar Mohamed Hirabe died, shot several times in the chest and head. Following IFJ, Six journalists have been killed in Somalia in 2009.
In November, the IFJ had condemned the “upsurge of attacks against journalists and news media organisations in Somalia [and] the grave press freedom violations that have been committed by Al-Shabaab extremist group in Kismayo, Baidoa, Bardhere and Mogadishu”.
In November, the IFJ had condemned the “upsurge of attacks against journalists and news media organisations in Somalia [and] the grave press freedom violations that have been committed by Al-Shabaab extremist group in Kismayo, Baidoa, Bardhere and Mogadishu”.
Ahmed Taajir is currently living on exile.
SendWith the support of :
Copyleft 2006 - 2012 Protection International AISBL | last update: 8 February 2012
RSS feed:
• News in English
• other feeds