“Desperate Pleading for help”

Somali Journalists Faced Climate of fear with neglecting.

The Somali Journalist Rights Agency (SOJRA) concerns the desperate pleading for help from the prominent and well respected Somali journalist who is currently in exile in Athens, the capital of Greece.

A journalist Mohamud Mohamed Hallane, who is well known in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia and in lower Shabelle region contacted SOJRA on Thursday April 29^th, 2010 and requested for help while he faced an unkind condition during his dash for freedom. He worked for V.O.A radio (Voice of America), at the section on Somali service and Hornafric radio as well as recently he was the managing director of radio Hornafric in Merca the capital of lower Shabelle region.

"After two weeks in the water we started to be weak and we couldn’t call for help and for instance,   I was over collapsed as result with the help of Greek Ship and by the time they reached us they was immediately referred to the government so as to get medicine and food although few people of us are dehydrated and almost starving” Said Mohamud Mohamed Hallane.

He also said, I fled in my country and came here in Athens, Greece because I was not safe in Somalia, more journalists I knew died, some others wounded while another forced to flee because of their profession of journalism so that is why I fled in my work and my family and in fact I have no other option.

Obviously, Somalia journalists managed to escape while fearing for their lives after having received death threats from militias and extremist organizations using armed youngsters. Add some others managed to leave only after being injured in targeted attacks by the Islamist militias in the endless violence and insecurity in Somalia.

 http://www.sojra.org/Desperate_pleading_for_help.html 

“I’m now in a hospital in Athens, Greece and I don’t know how I will manage my self because of lacking finance so I need for help” Hallane added

However, the Somali Journalist Rights Agency (SOJRA) is kindly requesting all exiled Somali journalists in Europe, U.S.A, Canada and Australia to make sure the safety of their colleague domestically and carry out the first emergency support.

Finally, SOJRA calls for the international media supporters to take immediate action and help this helpless journalist who is in a climate of trouble with melancholy.

Notice: If you need to contact and help the journalist SOJRA will do appreciate for your generous support and share with you his mobile number and email so don’t hesitate to let us know through this email: advocacy*sojra.org .

Your collaborations and assistances are as always much appreciated.

Many thanks and we look forward to hearing from you soon!