Somalia
Radio journalist, union activist murderedPosted Mar 25 2007
Ali Mohammed Omar of Radio Warsan was murdered on Feb. 16 in Baidoa in southwestern Somalia. Three unidentified assailants ordered Omar to stop on his walk home and shot him in the head when he attempted to flee. Omar was a newscaster and a technician for privately-owned Radio Warsan, one of the most independent stations in the region. The government has closed Radio Warsan several times in the recent past.