Journalism is arguably one of the most dangerous professions in Somalia, with Al-Shabaab Militants and Government agencies targeting reporters. Media Freedom is a narrative that many Somali journalists hear of, but never truly live to experience.

Any Somali teenager would confess that they were born to the sound of gunfire, probably made their first step into a terrorist’s foot print, have treaded on the same ground with war tanks, and that they have lived all their lives in a war-torn nation. Somalia has been at war for over 20 years. The conflict has since the 1980s transitioned from civil war, to state collapse, clan factionalism, and now a globalised ideological conflict.

Working under a violence free environment has always been a dream to every Somali journalist yet it has been far from reach for a long time. Journalists seem to have lost hope due to increased cases of arrests, cold blood murders, gender-based violence and more, which seems to be a double-edged sword from both the government and the Al-Shabab military group.