SOLJA – Somaliland Journalists Association

Capacity Building
Programs

SOLJA concluded today a two-day training workshop on investigative journalism in Disaster Risk Management for Journalists

Gender mainstreaming
Women in the Media

SOLJA congratulated to women in the Media. On the occasion of 8 March 2022. And honored the various girls working in the Somaliland Media

Trarining on
Disaster risk Reporting

SOLJA has shown some of the Journalists working in Hargeisa on the source of the Hargeisa River, its tributaries & the impact of the floods on both the environment & the city

SOLJA’s New Leadership
Takes Office Offially

The newly elected leadership of the Somaliland Journalists Association (SOLJA) officially took office on 25th Jan 2024.

SOLJA's 8th
General Assembly

SOLJA is an established organization that has its GA meeting every 3 years to elect the organization's Board of Directors

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We ensure the safety and protection of journalists, including legal aid, advocacy and other services that promote Journalists’ welfare.

SOLJA Refutes the NUSOJ Report and Its Baseless Claims

July 9, 2025

SOLJA Hands Over Governance Policies to Three Media Houses

July 8, 2025

Lawmakers and Journalists Discuss Media Bill

July 1, 2025

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Media Freedom Update

Journalists Arrested

Journalists
Sentenced

Detained with
Warrant

Journalists
Released

Journalists
in detention

SOLJA Statement: Upholding Justice and Press Freedom

State of Press Freedom: Mid-Year Report 2025

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Working since 2003

ABOUT SOLJA

About us

Somaliland Journalist Association (SOLJA) is a non-governmental, non-political, and nonprofit organization founded in Somaliland on Feb 2003 by a group of professional journalists and media experts. The reason found was to defend, develop, and build free, independent, and transparent media that promotes access to the right to information, and right to freedom of speech and expression in Somaliland. SOLJA strives to empower, strengthen the capacity of its members, and ensure high standards of Journalism/reportage in Somaliland. It’s legally registered in Somaliland as “Somaliland Journalists Association” with valid registration Certificate No. 43.31.781.2025M/J. SOLJA has its head office in Hargeisa the capital city of Somaliland and operates across Somaliland. Currently, SOLJA has a total of 800+ Journalists and 56 media houses representing all regions of Somaliland.

OUR VISION

Envisions the existence of free, independent, and transparent media and regulatory system that is working and ensuring media pluralism, right to freedom of expression and information is guaranteed in law and respected in practice

OUR MISSION

SOLJA’s mission is to defend, develop, and build independent and transparent media through capacity development on all spheres of policy, legal and regulatory framework governing media in Somaliland, knowledge and skills of media personnel and journalist and ensures professional ethics and standards up to degree of plurality and diversity of the media in Somaliland.

Who we Represent

Somaliland Journalists Association Represents Media Professionals and Media Houses

Media Professionals

Media Houses

Projects Completed

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What We Do

Provide technical assistance, and ensure safety and protection of journalist, include journalist legal aid fund and other projects and programs that are promoting journalists’ welfare.