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Soldati etiopi varcano il confine della Somalia

Soldati etiopi varcano il confine della Somalia

Mogadiscio, Radio Shabelle: “Centinaia di militari etiopici pesantemente armati hanno varcato il confine entrando in Somalia presumibilmente per appoggiare un’offensiva del governo Somalo” per contrastare i terroristi islamici al-Shabaab. Un movimento di truppe che non si vedeva dallo scorso anno. Tre giorni fa “almeno 30 veicoli”, pick-up dotati di mitragliatrici, con truppe etiopiche hanno…

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Three senior Somali journalists will face trial for broadcasts allegedly inciting violence, the government said Thursday, dismissing reports they had been tortured in jail as "pure fabrication." Radio Shabelle and its sister station Sky FM were shut down Friday and 21 people arrested, after they were reportedly critical of a military operation to disarm a militia leader in the capital Mogadishu that escalated into heavy gun battles. "Both radio stations were encouraging the public to take up arms against government forces," the information ministry said in a statement. Eighteen workers, including journalists, technicians and guards, were released within two days, but a court has ordered three senior staff be held pending an investigation. Source: AFP

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Somalia's journalist union on Monday urged the government to ensure a fair trial of three colleagues arrested last week when security forces stormed a major radio station for "negative" broadcasts. Radio Shabelle and its sister station Sky FM were shut down Friday after they were reportedly critical of a military operation to disarm a militia leader in the capital Mogadishu that escalated into heavy gun battles. The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) said journalists had been accused of "incitement". Sixteen workers, including journalists, technicians and guards, were released on Sunday, but the station remains off the air. Source: AFP