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Somali Wounded Journalists Receive Medical Assistance
Mogadishu axad 7 October 2012 SMC
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Somali Wounded Journalists Receive Medical Assistance
Mogadishu, October 7, 2012
Three critically wounded journalists, who were among Seven wounded
journalists, received $4000 medical assistance including transfer
costs from the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) on behalf
of Doha Center for Media Freedom (DCMF).
The journalists, received variety of shrapnel wounds from the suicide
bombing on 20 September 2012 at the Village restaurant which claimed
the lives of three journalists.
Abdullahi Mohamed “Suldaan” who was suffering broken right was
handed over to 2000$ including the transfer costs and Mohamed Husein“Gentleman”, who was suffering shrapnel wounds and burns on the face
and Abdikarin Gutale who was suffering shrapnel wounds below the
collarbone and the back and right hands each received 1000$ including the transfer costs, by the Secretary General of the National Union of
Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), Mohamed Ibrahim, on behalf of Doha Center
For Media Freedom (DCMF).
The handover ceremony which took place at the Daaru-Shifa Hospital
where the journalists were hospitalized, was attended by the Media
bosses of Mogadishu including the Directors of Radio Mogadishu, Royal
Television manager and Radio Kulmiye.
“We have the honour to provide you this valuable assistance for your
medical treatment on behalf of Doha Center for Media Freedom” Mohamed
Ibrahim, Secretary General of the National (NUSOJ) said, “On behalf of
the Somali Journalists, I thank DCMF for their continued support to
the Somali Journalists in distress.”
Mohamed Husein “Gentleman” who spoke on behalf of the wounded
journalists thanked to Doha Center for Media Freedom for their
generous support and vowed that they will continue working as
journalists if they recover.
Somali journalists work in one of the most dangerous environments in
Africa with 15 journalists and media workers killed this year alone in
Somalia highlighting the dangers of being a journalist in Somalia.
This was not the first time Doha Center for Media Freedom has provided
assistance to the Somali journalists but they have provided assistance
to more than a dozen journalists in Somalia since last.
Meanwhile, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is seeking
further assistance to the Somali Journalists Abdulkadir Omar Abdulle
Mogadishu reporter for UNIVERSAL TV, wounded in Mogadishu on 7th July
2012 then flown to Nairibi on 23rd July 2012, operated, repaired his
broken bone on his right leg, on the 24th July who currently needs
urgent operation in his leg. Although, Abdulkadir seems, a bit
relieved from his traumatic experience in the past but he still needs
urgent medical care after two months recovery over the repaired leg
turned unsuccessfully, doesn’t work apparently and needs another time
of repairing as his Nairobi hospital doctor M Wanyoike advised.
A Somali Local Youth Organization – United Youth of Somalia (SYU)
which fortunately helped fund Abdulkadir’s medical expenses of about
18,000 USD, announced that it did not have funds for Abdulkadir’s
second operation roughly of more than 6,000 USD.
Meanwhile, the union started local fundraising for the famous Somali
cartoonist, Abdullahi Abdirahman Abdullahi better known as “ALIF” who
has lost one of his legs after he suffered severe diabetes and
currently needs urgent medical treatment as well.
For further information, please contact:
National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ)
Second Floor, Press House, Taleex Street, KM4 Area, Hodan District,
Mogadishu, Somalia, Tel: +252 1 859 944,
e-mail: nusoj@nusoj.org.so / nusojsomali@gmail.com or nusoj@ymail.com
E-Newsletter: newsletter@nusoj.org.so
Internet: http://www.nusoj.org.so
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