Abdihared Osman Aden
Year: 2013
Nationality: Somalia
Killed by:
Location: Mogadishu, Somalia
Press organization: Shabelle Media Network
What's Abdihared Osman Aden's story?
Unidentified gunmen shotAbdihared, a producer for the Shabelle MediaNetwork, at around 7 a.m. while he was walking to work in the Wadajir districtof Mogadishu, according to local journalists and newsreports. The journalist, who was shot at least three times, died at a localhospital, the sources said. Shabelle released a statement after theattack, calling Abdihared a veteran TV and radio producer and “outstandingcolleague.” Abdihared was the fifth Shabelle journalist to be killed in 13months. In November 2012, SomaliPresident Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud said he would be setting up a taskforce to investigate the cases of journalist murders in the country. Newsreports quoted the president as saying, “The era of impunity must stopimmediately.” But the president had not followed through on the pledge by January 2013, according to local journalists. Abdihared, 45, wassurvived by his wife and two children.
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