Abdirahman Mohamed Farole poses for a photograph after being elected for a four year term as president of Somalia's semiautonomous northeastern region of Puntland, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 in Bossaso, Puntland, Somalia. (AP Photo/Sheekh Aduun)

Journalist Stabbed To Death in Somalia’s Autonomous Puntland Region

IPI Calls for Investigation, amid Further Deterioration of Puntland Press Freedom 

Radio technician Abdullahi Omar Gedi was killed yesterday in the Garsoor area of Galkayo in Puntland – a semi-autonomous region of Somalia, according to news reports.

Gedi, 25, was coming from work at Radio Daljir when he was attacked and stabbed six times, National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) Puntland Coordinator Burhan Ahmed Dahir told IPI by phone from Galkayo today. He succumbed to his injuries while on the way to Galkayo General Hospital.

Police are investigating  ...