Somali police detain and beat Guardian reporter, colleagues
Sarah JohnsonSunday May 10, 2026
The journalists said they were arrested and assaulted by counter-terrorism police in Mogadishu on Friday. Photograph: Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images
A Somali journalist who reported on a woman’s claim that she was being tortured in prison was detained by authorities and beaten with pistols, along with two other reporters, in what media groups say is the latest sign of an escalating crackdown on press freedom.
Mohamed Bulbul was arrested on Friday evening in a restaurant in central Mogadishu…