Freelance journalist Hadis Mohammed Hadis has been released after being held for two weeks at the Criminal Investigation Department in Hargeisa, capital of the breakaway region of Somaliland in northern Somalia, Reporters sans Frontières has reported.
Hadis Mohammed Hadis has already been arrested on several occasions over the last two years. He told Paris-based RSF after being released on November 18 that he was “worried” and concerned about how he will be able to do his job in the future. He however stressed that he had been “well-treated” by police while in custody.
He was arrested on November 3 while filming the arrival at Hargeisa airport of Suleiman Mohamed Adam, chairman of the House of Wise men, one of the two legislative chambers. The journalist said he thought his arrest could be linked to his coverage of a bombing in Hargeisa in October. The authorities have not provided any explanation for his detention.
Originally from southern Somalia, Hadis has lived in Somaliland for several years, working for various media including Haatuf and the independent daily Jamhuuriya.
