Government Building: Radio Shabelle

Radio Shabelle: Shabelle, a privately owned and often controversial station, was based in a government building near Mogadishus airport, considered one of the safer areas of the capital. Its personnel had reportedly been warned months earlier of the eviction order but failed to comply with it, according to The Star. Al Shabab, the Somalia-based Al Qaeda group, often targets the media, but journalists also face threats from various Somali power brokers more accustomed to settling disputes with the gun and The largest Somali radio broadcaster was forced off the air Saturday after police stormed the headquarters of Radio Shabelle and briefly detained the stations three dozen journalists. Many of the stations young employees live in the compound, rarely venturing out due to safety concerns. Since 2007, 10 Shabelle journalists have been killed in Somalia, considered one of the worlds most dangerous countries for reporters and photographers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.