Mogadishu 08,Nov.07 ( Sh.M.Network)-The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called on the government of Somalia to protect journalists there and remove bans on journalists from doing their work.

In Somaliland, 24 journalists have been expelled for allegedly endangering the security and stability of the region.

The journalists fled for Somaliland when conditions in Mogadishu became too violent. The journalists were in Hargeisa, Somaliland where the National Union of Somali Journalists along with the Somaliland Journalists Association have arranged a house for journalists who have fled the capital.

In addition, IFJ has called for Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government to remove the ban on journalists preventing them from reporting on any military action in Mogadishu and from interviewing leaders of the Islamic Courts or opposition groups.

Source (IFJ)

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