Press Release SJS MOGADISHU, 17 March,– Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) protests against the three years jail sentence handed down to freelance journalist Kilwe Adan Farah today by Puntland’s Supreme Court of Armed Forces during what SJS and its lawyers described as a farcical kangaroo court trial that took place inside the Garowe Central Prison. Kilwe was removed...
February 5, 2025
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Puntland: Can it survive the public awakening?
By Mohamed Ismail Mohamed (Siibad) Since the new Puntland Parliament was sworn, in January 2019, many Members of Parliament were resolute on stopping the bleeding Puntland has been suffering during the past 20 years. In Puntland it was the norm for the executive branch of the government (i.e. The President) to monopolize the power of...
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DOES PRESIDENT GAS’ POLITICAL SHOW BUZZ AND IVORY TOWER ATTITUDE HURT PUNTLAND?
By Ismail H. Warsame President Gas of Puntland is politically isolated within a short time into his mandate and has lost touch with reality in both Puntland and larger Somalia. Despite his continuous travels and repeated tours in some parts of the country, while intentionally avoiding some regions, including those regions considered his political power-base, yet...