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Somali security agents arrest journalist in overnight raid

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Somali security agents arrest journalist in overnight raid

A Somali journalist was kidnapped from his home by intelligence agents early on Friday, according to press freedom activists. Journalists' union Somali Journalists' Union (SJS) said the arrest of Abduqadir Mohamed Nur was a “blatant attack” on the journalist and his media outlet, Risaala Media Company, for their critical reporting on state security forces. Abdalle … Read more

Kyiv says Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna died in Russian detention

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Somali security agents arrest journalist in overnight raid

An award-winning Ukrainian journalist who wrote first-hand accounts of life in Russian-occupied Ukraine has died while detained in Russia. Victoria Roshchyna, who was 27, was self-employed for Ukrainian media outlets Ukrainska Pravda and Hromadske Radio, as well as the US-funded Radio Liberty. He disappeared in August last year after traveling to Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine … Read more