Somalia’s endangered journalists get a safe Media House

(Alshahid) – In view of the danger that the few bold journalists remaining in war- torn Somalia face, a new media house has been opened in Mogadishu capital of Somalia to provide Somali journalists with a safe place to work, as well as a center for journalism training.

“Opening this media house at this challenging time is a courageous and bold step taken by Somali journalists,” said Yusuf Aynte, a Member of Parliament. “This house will assist them as they continue to devote their services to the country”.

The Executive Director of the media house, Abdulahi Hassan, said during its launch that its purpose was twofold: to provide journalists with a safe working environment and to offer training so as to improve their skills in journalism.

Journalists will have a place to work, to stay and to access state-of -art equipment necessary to conduct their work.

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