Editor arrested
(RSF/IFEX) – According to information made available by RSF on 28 May 1998, on 25 May, Hassan Said Yousuf, chief editor of the daily newspaper “Jamhuria”, was arrested by police for “insulting important personalities, circulation of false information and criticising the leaders of the republic.” The journalist is detained at the Hargiesa central prison. Hassan […]
Three journalists arrested; newspaper banned; journalist sentenced
(CPJ/IFEX)- On 4 March 1998, Hassan Said Yussuf, editor of “Jamhuria”, an independent Somali-language daily newspaper, and Yassin Mohamed Ismail, editor of the independent English-language weekly newspaper “Republican”, were arrested by police under orders of Prosecutor General Hassan Hersi Ali of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland. Yussuf was charged with defamation in connection with an […]
Journalist arrested; newspaper ordered to close
(RSF/IFEX) – On 8 September 1997, Hassan Siad, editor-in-chief of the daily “Jamhuria”, was arrested by police. Meanwhile, the commander of Hargeisa police ordered the closure of the newspaper. On 9 September, the police cordoned off its printing press. Moreover, Mahmud Abdu Shide, owner of the newspaper’s publishing centre, was detained for allegedly printing fake […]