Abdiasis Abdinur Ibrahim

Reporting on Human Rights in Somalia

Abdiasis Abdinur Ibrahim is a radio journalist working for two private radio stations, Radio Dalsan and Radio Ergo, both broadcasting from Mogadishu.

The human rights defender, also known as Koronto, was sentenced to one year of imprisonment on 5 February 2013, following his attempt to investigate the case of a woman who claimed to have been raped by state security forces. On 3 March 2013, an appeals court in Mogadishu upheld the sentencing of human rights defender but reduced his term of imprisonment from one year to six months.

Front Line Defenders has issued urgent appeals and news items about Abdiasis Abdinur Ibrahim

20 March 2013 - Release of human rights defender Mr Abdiasis Abdinur Ibrahim

4 March 2013 - Appeals Court upholds sentencing of radio journalist Mr Abdiasis Abdinur Ibrahim

7 February 2013 - Radio journalist and human rights defender Mr Abdiasis Abdinur Ibrahim sentenced to one year in prison