The newly elected leadership of the Somaliland Journalists Association (SOLJA) officially took office on 13th Jan 2021. In a ceremony held in Hargeisa attended by the Deputy Minister of Information, the Presidential Adviser on Electoral Affairs, Somaliland journalists and Somaliland media stakeholders, the new SOLJA Chairman Zakariye Ahmed Muhumed took ...
Read More »The 7th General Assembly of SOLJA elected new leadership
Introduction On 30-31 December, 2020 Somaliland journalists association SOLJA held its seventh General Assembly meeting in Hargeisa. Typically conducts once every three years and attended by delegates representing journalists all over the regions of Somaliland, civil society organizations, guests, to elect the leadership of the next three years who are ...
Read More »SOLJA’s presentation of the Social affairs committee of Somaliland House of Representatives to draft media bill and requests for Approval in their 43rd seat
On 23rd September 2020: the Somaliland Journalists Association had organized a huge meeting attended by 5 parliament members from the Social affairs committee, the legal and religious consultants, and the vice-chairman for the general secretary of Somaliland parliamentary. Firstly, the Somaliland journalists Association has opened by welcoming the participants of this ...
Read More »Ogeysiis: Abaal Marinta Cawke (Awke Media Award 2020)
Ogeysiis: Abaal Marinta Cawke (Awke Media Award 2020) Ururka Suxufiyiinta Somaliland SOLJA, waxa uu ku war-gelinayaa dhamaan Suxufiyiinta Somaliland in uu Tartankii Abaal marinta Cawke ee sanadka 2020-ku si rasmi ah u furan yahay. Sidaas daraadeed; Xaaladda Covid19 aw-geed waxa uu Ururku sannadkan wax ka bedelay qaabkii hore ee suxufiyiintu ...
Read More »Talooyinka Badqab ee Tebinta wararka fayraska Corona
Waxaa la cusbooneysiiyay 17-kii Maarso, 2020 Cudurka COVID-19 (sidoo kalena loo yaqaan fayraska Corona) ayaa hadda gaaray dhammaan qaaradaha adduunka, marka laga reebo tan Antarctica, sida lagu sheegay xog laga helay Hay’adda Caafimaadka Adduunka (WHO). coronavirus_safety_advisory_somali (DOWNLOAD)
Read More »Press Statement: SOLJA calls immediate release for detained journalsits
Hargeysa, 11/20/2019, Somaliland journalists Association concerned about journalist Abdinaser Gurey Mecaad who was illegally detained by the police in Gebiley. Abdinaser who works for Universal TV was remanded today by the district court of Gebiley and the government rejects to reveal his charges after our regional representative requested to be ...
Read More »Press Statement
19/11/2019- the Somaliland journalists association welcomes the decision of the Hargeisa regional court on rejecting HCTV suspension that the government have submitted request yesterday. HCTV is independent news agencies which have been ordered suspension yesterday by government authorities alleged with broadcasting a program concerning the commercial flight company complaint letter ...
Read More »Somaliland Journalists Association opens workshop for Somaliland police
Hargeisa: 12 October, 2019, Somaliland Journalists Association have officially started a new program on Media freedom fighting targeting the police and justice departments in cooperation with its partner IMS-International Media Support. The first activity was officially opened today, attended by the SOLJA Director who have provided welcoming remarks to the the ...
Read More »Women In Media Conference The theme of the year “ Stand up for Women In the Media”
International Women’s Day Women In Media Conference The theme of the year “ Stand up for Women In the Media” On 8th March 2019, SOLJA in collaboration of Free Press Unlimited had organized and conducted one of an important international event for Women and quoted to stand up for ...
Read More »Consultation Meetings for Somaliland Media Law Amendment
Somaliland Journalists Association who stands to protect and promote journalists is spread heading the ongoing press law amendment and conducted three consecutive consultative workshops which aimed to discuss the review of Somaliland media law after Drafting the lawyers through sharing the contributions from Journalist and media stakeholders including Civil Society ...
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