Somalia orders media not to publish al-Shabab ‘propaganda’ – By News Agencies (Al Jazeera) / Oct 8, 2022
President Mohamud has launched a campaign against the al-Qaeda-linked group during the struggle for stability.
Somalia’s government has declared a crackdown on media organisations that publish what it deems propaganda for the armed group al-Shabab, warning offenders will be punished.
The armed forces, backed by local militias and international allies, have waged an aggressive campaign against the al-Qaeda-linked group.
“I want to inform the Somali media and all Somali people in general that we will regard all al-Shabab related propaganda coverage – including their terrorist acts and their ideology – as punishable crimes,” Deputy Minister for Information, Culture and Tourism Abdirahman Yusuf said on Saturday.
“The Somali government is totally banning all kinds of coverage relating to the terrorist ideology and acts of intimidation by [al-Shabab],” he told reporters.
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