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| Press freedom bodies have called on the Somali authorities to investigate the murder of radio journalist Abdiaziz Mohamed Ali Haji. | Press freedom bodies have called on the Somali authorities to investigate the murder of radio journalist Abdiaziz Mohamed Ali Haji. |
| The host of a morning news programme for Radio Shabelle was shot dead by gunmen on motorbikes while travelling in the north of Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, said one of the station’s producers, Abdirizak Turyare. | The host of a morning news programme for Radio Shabelle was shot dead by gunmen on motorbikes while travelling in the north of Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, said one of the station’s producers, Abdirizak Turyare. |
| Radio Shabelle’s owner, Abdimalik Yusuf Mohamud, told Reuters that Abdiaziz, who was 35, was “a professional journalist who was dedicated to his work”. | Radio Shabelle’s owner, Abdimalik Yusuf Mohamud, told Reuters that Abdiaziz, who was 35, was “a professional journalist who was dedicated to his work”. |
| This is the second killing of a Somali radio journalist this year. In June, Sagal Salad Osman, who worked for the state-run Radio Mogadishu, was shot as she left her university campus. | This is the second killing of a Somali radio journalist this year. In June, Sagal Salad Osman, who worked for the state-run Radio Mogadishu, was shot as she left her university campus. |
| Both the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) registered their outrage at the killing of Abdiaziz. | Both the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) registered their outrage at the killing of Abdiaziz. |
| Murithi Mutiga, CPJ’s East Africa representative, said: “We urge Somali authorities to leave no stone unturned in determining the motive for Abdiaziz’s and Sagal’s killings and prosecuting those responsible”. | Murithi Mutiga, CPJ’s East Africa representative, said: “We urge Somali authorities to leave no stone unturned in determining the motive for Abdiaziz’s and Sagal’s killings and prosecuting those responsible”. |
| Cléa Kahn-Sriber, the head of RSF’s Africa desk, also called on the Somali authorities to launch an investigation. She said: “It is vital that, despite limited resources, the Somali government should adopt credible measures to investigate these murders in order to send a clear message that it will not tolerate this type of violence.” | Cléa Kahn-Sriber, the head of RSF’s Africa desk, also called on the Somali authorities to launch an investigation. She said: “It is vital that, despite limited resources, the Somali government should adopt credible measures to investigate these murders in order to send a clear message that it will not tolerate this type of violence.” |
| The Somali authorities have repeatedly shut down Radio Shabelle and arrested its staff. Its journalists have often been targeted and killed, CPJ research shows. | The Somali authorities have repeatedly shut down Radio Shabelle and arrested its staff. Its journalists have often been targeted and killed, CPJ research shows. |
| According to RSF’s tally, 10 of the Shabelle media group’s journalists, including three of its directors, have been murdered since 2006. | According to RSF’s tally, 10 of the Shabelle media group’s journalists, including three of its directors, have been murdered since 2006. |
| CPJ named Somalia as the worst offender in its 2015 global impunity index, and it is ranked 167th out of 180 countries in RSF’s 2016 world press freedom index. | CPJ named Somalia as the worst offender in its 2015 global impunity index, and it is ranked 167th out of 180 countries in RSF’s 2016 world press freedom index. |