{"id":6528,"date":"2024-12-20T19:53:17","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T19:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onkodradio.staging.ileysinc.com\/en\/?p=6528"},"modified":"2026-05-06T17:34:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:34:53","slug":"sjs-and-somwa-condemn-nisa-attack-on-female-journalist-shukri-aabi-and-cameraman-ali-hassan-guure-in-mogadishu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onkodradio.staging.ileysinc.com\/en\/sjs-and-somwa-condemn-nisa-attack-on-female-journalist-shukri-aabi-and-cameraman-ali-hassan-guure-in-mogadishu\/","title":{"rendered":"SJS and SOMWA condemn NISA attack on female journalist Shukri Aabi and cameraman Ali Hassan Guure in Mogadishu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>MOGADISHU, Somalia, 19 December<\/b> <strong>2024<\/strong> \u2013 The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) strongly condemn the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sjs_Somalia\/status\/1869738548905034186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">physical attack<\/a><\/strong> resulting injuries of female journalist Shukri Aabi Abdi and the detention of her cameraman, Ali Hassan Guure, by officers of the Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) in Mogadishu on Tuesday, 17 December 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Shukri Aabi Abdi and her cameraman from Risaala Media Corporation were reporting on a public protest in the Daljirka area of Mogadishu when they were <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SOMWA4\/status\/1869678805725397154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">physically assaulted<\/a><\/strong> by the NISA officers. The officers grabbed Ali\u2019s camera and briefly detained him before deleting all footage of the protest.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, three NISA officers assaulted Shukri, beating her and drawing their pistols. Shukri stated that she was dragged, her headscarf stripped off, kicked, and beaten with verbal threats in the middle of the street before a group of local women intervened to rescue her.<\/p>\n<p>She sustained bruises to her arms and neck.<\/p>\n<div id=\"tdi_110\" class=\"td-gallery td-slide-on-2-columns\">\n<div class=\"post_td_gallery\">\n<div class=\"td-gallery-slide-top\">\n<div class=\"td-gallery-title\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-gallery-controls-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-gallery-slide-count\"><span class=\"td-gallery-slide-item-focus\">1<\/span> of 4<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-gallery-slide-prev-next-but\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_110\" class=\"td-gallery td-slide-on-2-columns\">\n<div class=\"post_td_gallery\">\n<div class=\"td-doubleSlider-1 \">\n<div class=\"td-slider\">\n<div class=\"td-slide-item td-item1\">\n<figure class=\"td-slide-galery-figure td-slide-popup-gallery\"><a class=\"slide-gallery-image-link\" title=\"Photos: Journalist Shukri Aabi Abdi sustained bruises to her arms and neck.\" href=\"https:\/\/sjsyndicate.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-19-at-12.30.03-PM-1.jpeg\" data-caption=\"Photos: Journalist Shukri Aabi Abdi sustained bruises to her arms and neck.\" data-description=\"Photos: Journalist Shukri Aabi Abdi sustained bruises to her arms and neck.\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/sjsyndicate.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-19-at-12.30.03-PM-1.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sjsyndicate.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-19-at-12.30.03-PM-1.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/sjsyndicate.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-19-at-12.30.03-PM-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sjsyndicate.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-19-at-12.30.03-PM-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, 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https:\/\/sjsyndicate.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-19-at-12.30.03-PM-3-150x200.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sjsyndicate.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-19-at-12.30.03-PM-3-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sjsyndicate.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-19-at-12.30.03-PM-3-696x928.jpeg 696w\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/a><a class=\"slide-gallery-image-link\" title=\"WhatsApp Image 2024-12-19 at 12.30.03 PM\" href=\"https:\/\/sjsyndicate.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-19-at-12.30.03-PM.jpeg\" data-caption=\"\" data-description=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/sjsyndicate.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-19-at-12.30.03-PM.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sjsyndicate.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-19-at-12.30.03-PM.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/sjsyndicate.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-19-at-12.30.03-PM-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sjsyndicate.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-19-at-12.30.03-PM-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sjsyndicate.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-19-at-12.30.03-PM-150x200.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sjsyndicate.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-19-at-12.30.03-PM-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sjsyndicate.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-19-at-12.30.03-PM-696x928.jpeg 696w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-slide-item td-item4\">\n<figure class=\"td-slide-galery-figure td-slide-popup-gallery\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Shukri was taken to the hospital for treatment, but the officers responsible for the attack have not been arrested and remain at large. Cameraman Ali Hassan Guure was later released after the footage on his camera was deleted.<\/p>\n<p>SJS and SOMWA strongly condemn this physical attack and call for urgent action against the officers responsible for the assault on Shukri Aabi Abdi and Ali Hassan Guure. The perpetrators\u2019 faces can be seen in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sjsyndicate\/videos\/1236896810937760\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a video recording<\/a><\/strong> obtained by SJS and SOMWA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe strongly condemn the brutal physical attack on our colleague journalist Shukri Aabi Abdi and her cameraman, Ali Hassan Guure, by officers of the NISA in Mogadishu on Tuesday. This attack on journalists is a direct violation of press freedom and human rights,\u201d said SJS Secretary General, Abdalle Mumin \u201cWe demand immediate accountability for those responsible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe attack on Shukri Aabi Abdi, a brave female journalist, is a direct assault on press freedom and the rights of women in Somalia. We condemn this attack in the strongest terms and demand immediate action against the perpetrators,\u201d said SOMWA Executive Director, Maryan Seylac \u201cThis violent act is an alarming pattern of violence faced by women journalists in Somalia. The Somali government must prioritize the safety of journalists, especially women, and take decisive steps to ensure that those who target them are held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; MOGADISHU, Somalia, 19 December 2024 &ndash; The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA) strongly condemn the physical attack resulting injuries of female journalist Shukri Aabi Abdi and the detention of her cameraman, Ali Hassan Guure, by officers of the Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) in Mogadishu on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6529,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"yes","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_879022606334263297_879022606334263297":"","facebook_10220062879458302_1459498737433662":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news","category-videos"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/onkodradio.staging.ileysinc.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Shukri-Aabi-Abdi-left-Ali-Hassan-Guure-right-696x492-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onkodradio.staging.ileysinc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onkodradio.staging.ileysinc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onkodradio.staging.ileysinc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onkodradio.staging.ileysinc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onkodradio.staging.ileysinc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/onkodradio.staging.ileysinc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onkodradio.staging.ileysinc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onkodradio.staging.ileysinc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onkodradio.staging.ileysinc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onkodradio.staging.ileysinc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}