Somalia - Open letter to prime minister about freedom of information reforms

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders addressed an open letter today to Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon calling for the decriminalization of media offences and measures to protect journalists. With 18 journalists killed in 2012, Somalia is Africa's deadliest country for media personnel and is ranked 175th out of 179 countries in the 2013 Reporters Without Borders press freedom index, down 11 places from its position in the previous year's index. Here is the text of the letter: His Excellency (...)

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