Abdalle Mumin Explained

Abdalla Mumin
Birth Date:	1986

Abdalle Ahmed Mumin is a Somalian journalist, human rights activist, and co-author of the book Hounded: African Journalists in Exile. He is currently Secretary General of the Somali Journalists Syndicate and a writer for The Guardian.^{[1] [2] [3]} On October 11, he was arrested as he waited for a flight to Nairobi and taken to Godka Jila’ow, a detention facilities. He was held for three days there by the Somalian authority for an "offensive against Islamic militants" in the east African region and was later released on bail after 10 days of police custody on October 22.^[4]

He survived an attack in early 2015 after reporting for The Wall Street Journal on the killing of al-Shabaab's leader.

Notes and References

1. Web site: May 3, 2023 . Abdalle Mumin: A human rights activist and giant of Somali journalism . Amnesty International.
2. Web site: Burke . Jason . November 24, 2022 . Journalist under strict bail terms in Somalia after arrest in crackdown . The Guardian.
3. Web site: February 13, 2023 . Somali Journalist Freed in Surprise Move Hours After Conviction . Voice of America.
4. Web site: Gonzales . Suzannah . October 11, 2022 . Somali intelligence personnel arrest press rights advocate Abdalle Ahmed Mumin .