UNESCO Director-General condemns murder of Somali journalist Abdisalam Sheikh Hassan

“I condemn the murder of Abdisalam Sheikh Hassan,” the Director-General said. “Securing safer working conditions must be made into a priority in Somalia’s effort to establish democracy and rule of law. I therefore call on the transitional government to investigate this crime against a journalist and against society as a whole.”

Freelance journalist Abdisalam Sheikh Hassan, 38, was shot in the head as he left the offices of Horn Cable TV, for whom he worked. The National Union of Somali Journalists reports that Sheik Hassan, the third reporter killed in Mogadishu this year, also worked for Hamar Radio and Voice of Democracy (VoD). He died in hospital shortly after the shooting.

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