Somalia - Embattled radio station threatened with arbitrary eviction

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is extremely worried by the interior ministry's harassment of Radio Shabelle and the organization that operates it, Shabelle Media Network, which received a letter from the ministry on 20 October giving it five days to vacate its premises. “This ministerial order has no specific legal basis and is entirely arbitrary,” Reporters Without Borders said. “Evicting Radio Shabelle will not only curtail freedom of information in Somalia even more but also endanger its (...)

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