Officials from the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) have called upon authorities to release three journalists detained in Somaliland.
SJS and SOMA officials issued a call to the Somaliland government to release the journalists during this year’s World Press Freedom Day on May 3.
The journalists were arrested and detained in Hargeisa.
According to a report compiled by SJS and SOMA, 37 journalists have been arrested in Somalia and Somaliland since January 1, 2022.