Mogadishu,(insidesomalia.org)- Shabelle Radio, one of the prominent independent radio stations in Mogadishu war ordered off air for the tenth time on Monday by Somali Government officials.

Abdirahman Yusuf ‘Al Adalah’ , a senior journalist who works for the station.

Acting director Jafar ‘kukay’ and Abdirahman Al Adala were moved to a temporary military base and ordered to stop the station’ operations but they were not given specific reasons.

Abdirahman who is also head of the programs said that the action taken by the government was a violation of freedom of speech and pressure on the Somali Media.

Security forces besieged the station on September ordering to close it for more than 15 days after accusing that the station broadcasts incitation’s against the government and launching propaganda campaigns.

Last month , head of the Shabelle Media , Bashiir Noor Gedi was killed by gunmen, see our coverage.

In October, government forces summoned Radio Simba , welknown media outlet in Mogadishu, arrested Abdulahi Ali Farah, the general director and Mohamed Farah ‘Talyani” a senior producer of Radio Simba ordering the radio off air.

Two other journalists from Radio Simba, Mohamed Shiil Hassan, head of the programs and Mustafa Haji Abdi, Editor-in-Chief of Radio Simba were ordered to go to National Security headquarters for interrogation after the radio released an exclusive interview with Sheikh Muqtar Robow known as Abu Mansoor, one of leaders of shabaab group who are fighting against Ethiopian and governments forces in Mogadishu.

Mohammed Farah was in the government detention center for five and was later released but the others got released on bail.

Eight media workers had been killed this year , more 13 others had been arrested and more 30 journalist fled to the neighbouring country of Kenya.

Local and international Human Rights groups had called for the protection of journalists in Somalia but the Somali government had defied almost most of these calls.

Committee to protect Journalists said, this year Somalia ranked as the second deadliest country after Iraq for journalists.

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