(PRN/ Africa ) NEW YORK ,
October 30, 2013 - The head of the
United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today denounced the
murder of Somali television journalist Mohamed Mohamud, who was gunned
down in the capital, Mogadishu .
“I deplore the murder of Mohamed Mohamud,” said the
Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO, Irina Bokova. “His name joins the long list of Somali media
professionals who have paid with their lives to defend the right to
information. Such acts must not remain unpunished.”
Mr. Mohamud, 26, was also known as Tima'ade. He worked for
Universal TV, a private television channel based in the United Kingdom that
serves Somali diaspora. He was shot six times by unknown assailants near his
home in the district of Wadajir, on October 26.
“Freedom of expression is the cornerstone of democratic
society. I call on the authorities to do everything possible to ensure that
journalists can work in the safest possible conditions,” Ms. Bokova said.
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