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News Somaliland 2 Min Read

Media Watchdogs condemn detention of BBC staff in Somaliland

The Somali Journalists Syndicate has condemned police in Somaliland for briefly detaining five journalists with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Saturday. BBC broadcasts in Somaliland remained off the air Monday following a ban imposed last week by authorities. The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA)…

News Politics 2 Min Read

Ban on BBC pokes holes on Somaliland democracy, says UK MPs

The United Kingdom has been left disappointed and angered by the Somaliland ban on the British Broadcasting Corporation. United Kingdom MPs who have been lobbying for the country to recognize Somaliland as an independent state say they ban in BBC has left them exposed. “We have been talking about how…