Terror Group Allegedly Threatens Local Somali Advocate

    A well-known advocate for the local Somali community says he is a target of the terrorist group Al-Shabaab. Omar Jamal encourages young Somali men to resist the group’s recruiting efforts. He told police Al-Shabaab was threatening him via texts and phone calls. Dahir Jibreel, head of the Somali Justice Advocacy Center and a friend of…

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      Somali terror suspects charged in Kenya

      MOMBASA, Kenya, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) — Five Somalis who were arrested in the coastal town on Lamu last month on suspicions of being linked to terror activities were charged in the Kenyan court on Thursday. The suspects who were arraigned in a Lamu court did not take plea after the court failed to get a…

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        Somali immigrant pleads guilty in terrorism case

        SAN DIEGO — A Somali immigrant living in San Diego pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to providing cash and personnel to the terrorist group al-Shabaab in 2010. Nima Ali Yusuf, 25, entered her plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruben Brooks. She faces a maximum term of 15 years in prison for pleading to a…

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          Somalia / Systematic intimidation of Somali trade unionists

          GENEVA, Switzerland, December 1, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The ITUC has supported the National Union of Somali Journalist (NUSOJ), which is affiliated to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), in its strong protest against the systematic intimidation of Somali trade unionists.   According to information received by the ITUC, on Wednesday 16 November, the…

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            We urge SFG to do more for our youth in order to prevent joining Piracy

            SOMALI ANTI-PIRACY INFORMATION CENTRE (SAPIC) For Immediate Release PRESS STATEMENT 29/12/2013. While speaking at a town hall meeting convened by Somali Anti-Piracy Information Centre (SAPIC). The SAPIC Baidoa Liaison Officer outlined that piracy is the key problem in Somali society. Saying that if piracy exist in coastal communities of Somalia, piracy activities in other forms…

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