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Sarah Johnson and Mohamed BulbulFriday May 8, 2026 From behind prison walls in Somalia, a 27-year-old rickshaw driver says her only crime was speaking out. Sadia Moalim Ali has accused her guards of stripping her naked, beating her and locking her in a cell without food after her arrest over anti-government protests. Sadia Moalim Ali, who says she was arrested, beaten and left for two days without food. Photograph: Handout A woman detained in Somalia for joining peaceful demonstrations has described what she says was a…

By Margaret KalekyeTuesday April 28, 2026 A Somali national has been convicted and jailed for belonging to the terrorist group Al-Shabaab. Abdikarim Hassanow Hassan, also known as Ali, was sentenced on Monday by the Kahawa magistrates’ court after the Director of Public Prosecutions called four witnesses. The court handed Hassanow 10 years’ imprisonment for membership in Al-Shabaab, and a further 10 years for organising a meeting in support of a terrorist group. He was also given 10 years for radicalisation, another 10…

Kelly Ng Wednesday April 15, 2026 The outrage began with a kiss, but it ended with a jail sentence: American livestreamer Johnny Somali has been sentenced to six months behind bars after offending South Koreans by violating a statue that commemorates wartime sex slaves. Seoul authorities charged him with public nuisance in November 2024 after he uploaded footage showing himself kissing and performing lap dances on the statue during a visit to South Korea. Since then, he has been barred from leaving the country. The…

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