Somalia raises minimum journalist age to 40
Mogadishu, July 12, 2013 (SDN) — Somalia, with a history of repressing journalism, has set the minimum age at 40 for anyone intending to practice as a journalist in the country. Information minister Abdullahi Ilmoge Hirsi announced the decision today, made by a committee chaired by Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid. “We invited the Somalia…
