{"id":434485,"date":"2011-06-02T07:20:33","date_gmt":"2011-06-02T07:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/02\/africa-somali-journalists-killed-with-impunity\/"},"modified":"2011-06-02T07:20:33","modified_gmt":"2011-06-02T07:20:33","slug":"africa-somali-journalists-killed-with-impunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/02\/africa-somali-journalists-killed-with-impunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa: Somali Journalists Killed With Impunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"21.5889477668\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/allafrica180.jpg\" alt=\"allAfrica.com\" title=\"Visit allAfrica.com\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1 June 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Somalia is the world&#8217;s second most murderous country for journalists, says the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).<\/p>\n<p>In its annual &#8220;Impunity Index&#8221; &#8211; which identifies countries &#8220;where journalists are slain and killers go free&#8221; &#8211; the CPJ says there have been 10 unsolved murders of journalists in the last 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 60 journalists have fled the country, and those who have stayed &#8220;practice extreme self-censorship to survive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Somalia has the worst impunity rating in Africa. Internationally, it ranks second only to Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>Recording one of the unsolved murders, the CPJ reports that one of the victims was Sheikh Nur Mohamed Abkey, who was tortured and shot in May 2010.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Al-Shabaab militants claimed responsibility for the murder of Abkey, one of the country&#8217;s most senior journalists, in reprisal for his work at state-run Radio Mogadishu,&#8221; says the CPJ.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Originally posted here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201106020360.html\" title=\"Africa: Somali Journalists Killed With Impunity\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Africa: Somali Journalists Killed With Impunity<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 1 June 2011 Somalia is the world&#8217;s second most murderous country for journalists, says the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). 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