Another journalist killed in Somalia

Reporters Without Borders is dismayed to learn that Radio Shabelle
journalist Ahmed Ado Anshur was gunned down on
his way home today in Mogadishu, one of the world’s 10 most dangerous places
for the media. He was crossing Suq Bocle market in the district of Dharkenley
when he was shot several times in the head and the chest by at least two
unidentified gunmen, dying on the spot.

“Anshur is the sixth
journalist to be slain since the start of the year in Somalia, where working as
reporter is synonymous with deadly danger,” Reporters Without
Borders said. “All of the previous murders are still unpunished, so we again
urge the police and judicial authorities to carry out proper investigations and
to deploy all necessary resources to protect journalists.

“Failure to act in a country that is prey to
widespread violence means giving a carte blanche to the enemies of media
freedom. We offer our condolences to Anshur’s family
and friends, and to his colleagues at Radio Shabelle,
who have been paying a high price for their professionalism and independence
for years.”