Warsame Shire Awale
Poet, playwright, radio actor, and singer-songwriter Awale was shot near his house in Mogadishu in October 2012. He had received threats for comments he made about gunmen targeting civilians,… More
Naema Ahmed Ibrahim
Ibrahim, a poet, was arrested without charge in January 2018, and held incommunicado at the Central Police Station. In March, she was charged with “bringing the nation or the… More
Journalist’s Conviction for Investigating Alleged Rape Upheld on Appeal, Sentence Halved
PEN International welcomes the March 3, 2013 reduction of Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim’s prison sentence on appeal from one year to six months for interviewing a woman allegedly raped by… More
Journalist Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Investigating Alleged Rape
PEN International condemns the one-year prison sentence handed down to freelance journalist Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim on February 5, 2013, for insulting a government body, “spreading false news” and inducing… More
Journalist Detained Arbitrarily and Charged for Reporting on Rape
PEN International protests the charges brought against freelance journalist Abdiaziz Abdnur Ibrahim over an unpublished interview with an alleged rape victim. More
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