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Omar Faruk Osman

Omar Faruk Osman is the secretary general of the National Union of Somali Journalists and the general secretary of the Federation of Somali Trade Unions. He sits on the executive committee of the International Federation of Journalists and twice served as the president of the Federation of African Journalists.

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HUMAN RIGHTS

A deadly decade for Somalia’s journalists

On average, five Somali journalists are killed every year, but in the absence of political will to change the situation, the killers are allowed to continue with impunity

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