The Prime Minister, H.E. Hamza Abdi Barre, today issued the following statement on International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists “On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, I wish to underline the importance of the role that journalists play in our country and the development of our nation. Without journalists working in a safe and secure environment, Somalia cannot attain the growth it aims for. Indeed, the Federal Government of Somalia has made great strides toward improving the safety of journalists and media workers in the country in the face of threats from terrorist elements like Al-Shabaab. They continue to wage indiscriminate attacks against civilian populations. With this regard, my government vehemently condemns perpetrators of the heinous terrorist attacks in Mogadishu that left more than one hundred innocent Somali lives, including two prominent journalists, dead on O...