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Stormy Daniels’ lawyer: If Trump seeks reelection, ‘I will run’

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Wednesday July 4, 2018 Rebecca Morin

IF (big) he seeks re-election, I will run, but only if I think that there is no other candidate in the race that has a REAL chance at beating him,” Michael Avenatti tweeted. | Richard Drew/AP Photo

Michael Avenatti, the attorney representing adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, said Wednesday he will run against President Donald Trump if he seeks reelection, but only if he thinks there isn’t another candidate that could beat the president.
“IF (big) he seeks re-election, I will run, but only if I think that there is no other candidate in the race that has a REAL chance at beating him. We can't relive 2016. I love this country, our values and our people too much to sit by while they are destroyed. #FightClub #Basta,“ Avenatti tweeted.
Ads By Google The tweet came after Avenatti was asked on Twitter when he would announce his 2020 bid.
Avenatti then followed up by tweeting: "To those that claim that only a traditional politician with "experience" can beat Trump, go back & look at the results from 2016. He beat all 15 of those candidates that he faced (crushed many). If we go down the same path and are not smart, don't be surprised with the result."
Avenatti represents Daniels, who is suing Trump and his personal lawyer Michael Cohen to invalidate an alleged “hush money” deal to silence the adult-film actress.
 
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  • Somali Villagers Resist al-Shabab Militants Recruiting Children - VOA
  • 20 al-Shabab militants killed in southern Somalia - Xinhua
  • Somali town bans mixed gender dancing at weddings - BBC
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  • Somali refugee model graces cover of Teen Vogue in a hijab - SBS News
  • Tens of thousands of Kenyans go hungry after floods - aid agencies - Thomson Reuters Foundation
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  • UN launches platform involving Somalis in planning of community projects - Xinhua
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  • Somali national accused of attempting to kill politician has a case to answer - court - Standard Digital
  • Ethiopia-Eritrea peace talks marred with complexities - Anadolu Agency
  • With refrigerated ATMs, camel milk business thrives - Daily Sabah
  • How US-Somalis are deported 'to a foreign land' - BBC
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Qatari cyclists embark on European tour in charity drive

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Gulf Times Wednesday July 4, 2018A team of Qatari cyclists has joined the competitions of the Global Biking Initiative (GBI) Europe, which kicked off in Sweden and will continue for a week, passing through Denmark and ending in Hamburg in Germany, covering a distance of 750 kilometers.The GBI is a worldwide cycling community where 35 countries compete to raise funds for charities.According to statement issued by the Ministry of Culture and Sports on Tuesday, the Qatari team includes 38 cyclists from Qatar Cycling Centre, along with some Qatari travellers and adventurers.Through their fourth participation, the Qatari youth aim to raise funds to build a QR 230,000 school and a QR 210,000 hospital to support the return and reintegration of Somali refugees and displaced persons through providing housing, health and education. These projects are implemented in cooperation with Qatar Charity and in coordination with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.The Qatari team has been named the best fundraising team in the last three years. Qatar's cyclists have already built a school in Gaza in cooperation with Qatar Charity which handled the initiative and implemented the project. The total cost of the project was QR 4mn.The Qatari cyclists have expressed great pleasure in their participation in the GBI race for the fourth time, stressing that they are determined to continue the race until the end to maintain the title.
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  • Stormy Daniels’ lawyer: If Trump seeks reelection, ‘I will run’ - Politico
  • Farmajo sends his congrats to the U.S President on July 4th, Independence Day - HOL
  • Somali Villagers Resist al-Shabab Militants Recruiting Children - VOA
  • 20 al-Shabab militants killed in southern Somalia - Xinhua
  • Somali town bans mixed gender dancing at weddings - BBC
  • Ethiopia starts oil production from Ogaden Basin - Business Week
  • Somali refugee model graces cover of Teen Vogue in a hijab - SBS News
  • Tens of thousands of Kenyans go hungry after floods - aid agencies - Thomson Reuters Foundation
  • Over 800,000 have fled southern Ethiopia due to violence, report says - Press TV
  • Environmentalists: Ethiopia's Dams Threaten Thousands of Kenyans - Reuters
  • Herders Welcome Livestock Vaccination Campaign In Somaliland - Radio Ergo
  • Ethiopia: Ex-political prisoners revel in new-found freedom - Al-Jazeera
  • UN launches platform involving Somalis in planning of community projects - Xinhua
  • Scores dead or missing in Indonesia ferry accident - AFP
  • Somali national accused of attempting to kill politician has a case to answer - court - Standard Digital
  • Ethiopia-Eritrea peace talks marred with complexities - Anadolu Agency
  • With refrigerated ATMs, camel milk business thrives - Daily Sabah
  • How US-Somalis are deported 'to a foreign land' - BBC
  • Exclusive: China presses Europe for anti-U.S. alliance on trade - Reuters

Dhageyso Warka Habeen ee Idaacadda Shabelle

Dhageyso Barnaamijka Qubanaha Wararka Shabelle.

Dad Kale oo Lagu Sumeeyey Britain

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Nin iyo Naag is-qaba ayaa ku jira xaalad khatar ah dalka Britain, kadib markii loo adeegsadey sun la mid ah tii lagu weeraray nin hore uga tirsanaa Sirdoonka Ruusha iyo gabadhiisa.

Denmark wants to double the punishment for crimes committed in immigrant “ghettos”

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Thursday July 5, 2018Aamna Mohdin

Since 2010, Denmark has officially designated deprived, immigrant-heavy areas as “ghettos.” Soon, people who commit certain crimes in these areas may face double the usual punishment.
This proposal is one of 22 measures announced by the Danish government in a controversial bid to improve the integration of immigrants with the native population. The measures are grouped into four areas—redevelopment of infrastructure, redistribution of the population, targeted policing, and early childhood development. They are intended to eliminate ghettos by 2030.
Ads By Google The measures range from requiring toddlers who live in designated ghettos to attend mandatory daycare that emphasizes Danish values, increasing local authorities’ surveillance of families who reside in ghettos, and imprisoning immigrant parents who take their children on prolonged trips to their countries of origin.
Most of these proposals have the support of a majority of parliament—including the left-leaning Social Democrats—and more will be subject to a vote in the autumn, according to a recent report (paywall) by the New York Times.
The government is keen to distinguish between Western immigrants and those who migrate from other parts of the world. According to government statistics, there were about 50,000 people with non-Western backgrounds living in Denmark in 1980. Today, that figure is nearly half a million. Many of these immigrants have clustered together, a fact that alarms many Danish policymakers.
Areas where the population is comprised of more than 50% non-Western immigrants are likely to be designated as a ghetto. As well as demographics, the government looks at crime, unemployment, incomes, and education levels before defining an area as a ghetto.
Denmark is one of the few countries in the world to formally classify certain residential zones as ghettos. The government publishes a regularly updated list of these areas: The current list includes 25 areas with a total population of more than 60,000 residents.
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Dhoofinta Xoolaha Somalia oo la Fasaxay

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Guddi ay horey Dowlada Fedraalku u saartay in ay wada-xaajood la sameeyaan Dowlada Sacuudiga si xoolaha Soomaaliya xayiraada looga qaado ayaa markii ugu horeysay faahfaahin ka bixiyey sababaha soo dedejiyey in Sacuudigu uu fasaxo iib geynta dalkiisa xoolaha nool ee soomaaliya.

The last innocent person to be hanged in Wales

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Wales Online Thursday July 5, 2018On September 3 1952, dad-of-three Mahmood Hussein Mattan was taken from his cell at Cardiff prison and executed for a murder he did not commit.He was the last person to ever be hanged in Cardiff and the final innocent person to be hanged in Wales.Born in Somalia in 1923, Mahmood Mattan was a sailor and his job ended up taking him to Wales.That was when he met Laura Williams from the Rhondda Valley. The couple married just three months after meeting.The Somali seaman upset many people in the 1950s community of Butetown by marrying a Welsh woman.On March 6, 1952, Lily Volpert, a 41-year-old unofficial moneylender, was found by a neighbour lying in a pool of blood at her shop in the docklands area of Cardiff.Her throat had been cut.Mr Mattan was charged with the murder nine days later.Ads By Google And within five months he had been tried and wrongly found guilty.He was told by officers at the time that he would die for Miss Volpert’s murder “whether he did it or not”, and was described in court as a “semi-civilised savage”. He had denied the help of an interpreter.During the case a prosecution witness had altered his statement and been rewarded for giving evidence.Laura Mattan, who lived for most of her life in Archer Road, Ely, Cardiff, always stood by her husband’s side as he protested his innocence, but had to stand outside Cardiff Prison with her three young sons, David, Mervyn and Omar, while the sentence was carried out.Following Mr Mattan's death, the family campaigned to clear his name and have him buried in a humane fashion.Two Home Secretaries in the 1950s and 1960s refused to refer the case to appeal, but the family finally won the right to have his conviction reassessed and eventually it was quashed 45 years later on February 24, 1998.
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Qur'an contest a defining event for modest Minnesota teen

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Thursday July 5, 2018On a recent muggy afternoon, Ahmed Burhan Mohamed stood on a basketball court in Hopkins ready to play when his friends suddenly surrounded him, digging into his phone to see pictures of him doing things they could only dream of: jet skiing, scuba diving and even exchanging handshakes with a prince.The mild-mannered teen and hoops fan from New Brighton has become an overnight sensation in the Muslim world and a local celebrity after winning a prestigious international contest last month recognizing the best reciter of the Qur’an.Mohamed, representing the United States, beat out more than 100 of the best orators from around the globe to win the Dubai International Holy Qur’an Award — becoming the first American champion.Since then, he has been mobbed by admirers everywhere he goes.“It’s too much, I was not expecting this,” Mohamed, 17, said of the struggle to adjust to his newfound fame. “People give me so much respect. Now people that I don’t know come up to me and they know my full name.”This week, Mohamed will travel to Somalia at the invitation of the country’s president who wishes to meet him and congratulate him on his victory.Ads By Google During the grueling two-week competition, Mohamed was tested on proper pronunciation, voice and style as he recited from memory random verses from the whole Qur’an — not an easy feat, considering the Qur’an has more than 6,000 verses and spans 604 pages.His perfect score earned him a certificate, a trophy and a cash prize worth roughly $68,000.His triumph shocked members of the local Somali community, who have long doubted that a youth raised in Minnesota could compete with those raised in Muslim countries.Mohamet “Hambaase” Ali, the former principal of the Islamic school at Abubakar As-Saddique mosque in Minneapolis where Ahmed trained, said Somali parents often dispatch their kids to Africa for what’s known as “dhaqan celis,” meaning to “rehabilitate kids,” so they are better accustomed to their culture and religion.Most families, he said, are wary of their kids growing up in the West and losing their identity, which parents say makes youth vulnerable to all kinds of problems.But Ali believes that children can simultaneously maintain their American identity and meet cultural and religious expectations. Mohamed, he says, is living proof of that.“Children have more opportunity here in the United States than [in] Africa,” Ali said. “They belong here.”Making of a championMohamed’s coming-to-America story began in 2002 when his father, Burhan Mohamed Elmi, a U.S. citizen, sponsored Ahmed and his mother, Fardowsa Mohamed, to settle in Minnesota. Ahmed was 11 months old.The eldest of four children growing up in America, he feels pressure to set a good example for his siblings and for Minnesota’s Muslim youth.His mother has displayed his accolades in the small kitchen of their three-story home in New Brighton. Mohamed has been bringing home awards since he was a little boy. Almost all of them are for Qur’an competitions. But his recent Dubai award, which sits atop the rest, is his greatest honor — a sign of his success as a Muslim-American and an official validation from the Muslim world.Ahmed was 7 when his parents and his Islamic studies teachers at Abubakar As-Saddique began grooming him for Qur’an competitions. He started with mastering the Arabic alphabets, moved on to stringing the letters into words and then learned to memorize the verses in each chapter — all while learning the meaning. He even earned the honorable title of a “qari,” Arabic for Qur’an reciter.“We’re extremely happy,” Fardowsa said, wiping the dust from his old trophies. “There are people who work so hard and don’t achieve what they want. We’re grateful to Allah that we got what we wanted.”Mohamed’s talent began to show in second grade when he earned first place in Qur’an recitation and continued with a winning streak that included a first place win last year in Chicago, where he beat out 400 contestants. In April last year, he placed third in an international Qur’an contest in Kuwait.But his biggest challenge awaited in Dubai. A record 104 elite participants from 100 countries vied for the top spot.“I feel really proud to be the first American to win this,” Mohamed said. “They fear us now. They now know that we Americans are tough in Qur’an.”Preparing for the contest, however, meant a packed three-month schedule.At 5 o’clock every morning, Mohamed rose to read the Qur’an for an hour before hopping on the school bus to continue reading. He skipped playing video games with his brother and paused life on the basketball court.His hard work paid off and now he has a new goal: to participate in an all-star competition of Qur’an reciters in Qatar in 2020. The first place prize is worth half a million dollars.Despite his recent achievement, Mohamed in many ways is just a regular kid.Fancy cars catch his piercing brown eyes and texting is second nature. In biology class, he sneaks in a few giggles during a recent video lesson on reproduction. Nevertheless, the junior at Ubah Medical Academy charter school in Hopkins makes good grades and is earning college credits.After he graduates, Mohamed plans to major in biology at the University of Minnesota and go to medical school. He is determined to juggle that with a career as a religious scholar.Fardowsa reassured him that he can do both, but reminded him that he needs to share his knowledge with people.“There’s nothing he can’t do. It’s all up to him,” she said as her son prepared to leave the house to do a radio interview.
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Human Rights Watch: "Jirdil ayaa ka dhaca Jeel ogaadeeniya"

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Warbixin cusub oo la soo saaray ayaa faafaahin ka bixinaysa sida ciidamada Ammaanka Itoobiya ay jirdilka ugu gaystaan islamarkana ay u kufsadaan maxaabiista siyaasadda ee gobolka Soomaalida Itoobiya.

Roadside blast injures six Kenyan police officers in border region

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Thursday July 5, 2018Six Kenyan police officers were injured on Tuesday evening after the vehicle in which they were traveling in ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) in Garissa country near the Somali border.David Kerina, Garissa County Police Commander, confirmed the incident at Masalani area after police officers from Ijara camp were attacked by people believed to be al-Shabab while they were escorting a bulldozer to Sangailu police camp in Holugho Division.Ads By Google He said the vehicle ran over the IED leading to a blast and injuries. It was badly damaged. Kerina said police officers exchanged heavy gunfire with militants who fled after being overpowered."The officers have been injured although they are all out of danger and they have been airlifted to Nairobi for specialized treatment," Kerina told Xinhua by phone.Independent sources however told Xinhua that the driver of the vehicle is believed to be in critical condition. No arrest was made. The militants also stole an AK 47 rifle and a pistol belonging to the police inspector.It is believed that the explosive was set up on the road by al-Shabab terrorists operating in the area which is near to the Kenya-Somalia border.Islamist militants have staged a string of attacks in Kenya, including the April 2, 2015 massacre at Garissa University that left 148 students dead and a 2013 assault on Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall that killed 67.
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Halima Aden talks contracts and covering up

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Arab News Thursday July 5, 2018Hijab-wearing model Halima Aden has revealed that she has her coverage requirements built into her contract with IMG Models. The rising Somali-American star made waves when she first wore a burkini and a hijab in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant in 2016. She then became the first hijab-wearing model to be signed with IMG Models.Ads By Google In a recent interview with CBS News, she revealed that she addressed personal concerns about modesty in her contract with the leading modeling agency. “When I got that opportunity to sign with IMG models, I made sure I wasn’t conforming,” she said. “Our first-ever sit-down was four hours, and I did it on my own terms.”Every time I go on set, I know that the people who are doing the shoot already know my requirements. They know what I can wear, they already have an understanding, and I’ve always felt safe.”
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  • Qur'an contest a defining event for modest Minnesota teen - Star Tribune
  • The last innocent person to be hanged in Wales - Wales Online
  • Denmark wants to double the punishment for crimes committed in immigrant “ghettos” - Quartz
  • Al Qaeda-Backed Terrorist Group Has a New Target: Plastic Bags - New York Times

Somali Canadian Youth Activist Appointed to Prime Minister's Youth Advisory Council

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Thursday July 5, 2018Toronto-based Somali Canadian youth activist Habon Ali was appointed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Youth Advisory Council in June.Muslim Link interviewed Habon about her activism and what challenges facing youth in Canada that she hopes to raise with the Prime Minister.Tell us about yourselfI am currently a fourth student of the University of Toronto at Mississauga pursuing a degree in Biology and Environmental Sciences. I am an individual who loves community organization, health advocacy, accessibility and technology. I come from a large family. I have three brothers and three sisters!I am a first generation Somali Canadian born and raised in Rexdale, Toronto. My parents both came as refugees in the 90s fleeing the Somali civil war. This has led me to be interested in issues that affect first generation youth and their access to education. Accessibility has been on the forefront of my mind for a while. From a young age I was exposed to the many minority families supporting children with disabilities This experience was challenging and eye-opening to me. I quickly realized the health barriers that many families in my community faced. I gained an immense amount of knowledge on disabilities, accessibilities and barriers during this time, I continue to learn to this day.Ads By Google I had a chance to become a volunteer a Silver Creek preschool which is a school for children with specials needs living with physical disabilities, developmental delays, communication disorders, language delays and various other needs. Through this experience I found a lifelong interest in pursuing awareness on various disabilities. I was lucky enough to get my first job at the age of fifteen at Corbrook, an adult day centre for individuals with disabilities. This came at a time in which I knew little to nothing about genetics, disabilities and accessibility. This experience not only gave me the consciousness about these issues but sparked an interest in the sciences and community advocacy. I still volunteer with Silver Creek to this day.Tell us about your work with Youth Health Action NetworkFor the past three years I have had the privilege to be a youth advocate alongside many team members at the Youth Health Action Network. The Youth Health Action Network is a youth led leadership initiative that is under Toronto Public Health. Our main focus is to tackle youth health issues, mainly tobacco, through community outreach events, research and advocacy on a municipal level. This experience has allowed me to reach out and work with not only my community but many other diverse communities throughout Toronto.Tell us about your work with The Mosaic InstituteThe Mosaic institute is an organization that focuses on diverse communities and creates a space which allows for social change and dialogue. The past school year I was awarded a fellowship with the Mosaic Institute. In this fellowship, I worked with seventeen university students from all across Canada to launch a national social action plan to showcase how our differences are solutions.You are newly appointed to the Prime Minister's Youth Advisory Council. Tell us about the council and its work.This past June, I was selected to be a member of the Prime Minister's Youth Council. Along with twenty other young Canadians, I am responsible for providing important, non-partisan advice to the Prime Minister and the Government of Canada on issues like mental health, reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, diversity, innovation, and economic growth. We are also in the process of developing Canada's first-ever youth policy.What do you hope to achieve during your time on the council?I have seen the effects of policy in my life first hand and how it can lead to unequal outcomes for different groups of people. As a young black Muslim female, it is important to be at the table sharing my lived experiences and perspective. This is the force behind my drive for community engagement. Often times, if you’re not at the table your struggles can be ignored, even if it’s not intentionally done. That never sat well with me. I hope to represent the youth in my communities to the best of my abilities, while learning from the people around me. To be quite honest, the youth serving in the council are exceptional people who all come from diverse lived experiences and have a story to share. Their passion and commitment to having that story heard and advocating for change is truly inspiring. I also hope to gain better insight on policy making at the federal level.Why advise would you give to other Muslim students who aspire to be involved in shaping policies that impact youth?My advice for Muslim students who aspire to be involved in shaping policies that affect youth is by starting to look for opportunities within their communities.The Youth Health Action Network was instrumental in guiding me through policy making at the municipal level, my time with YHAN has been invaluable and is something I will treasure forever. By starting at a community level and engaging in issues we are truly passionate about, we can change policy outcomes.
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Ethiopia: Torture in Somali Region Prison

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Thursday July 5, 2018Prison officials and security forces have arbitrarily detained and tortured prisoners for years in the notorious regional prison known as Jail Ogaden. Ethiopia’s new prime minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed, should urgently order investigations into the horrific situation, and the government should ensure regional security forces and officials are held accountable.The 88-page report, “‘We are Like the Dead’: Torture and other Human Rights Abuses in Jail Ogaden, Somali Regional State, Ethiopia,” describes a brutal and relentless pattern of abuse, torture, rape, and humiliation, with little access to medical care, family, lawyers, or even at times to food. The prison’s security forces, including the Somali Region’s notorious paramilitary force, the Liyu police, are implicated. The unit reports to the Somali Region president, Abdi Mohamoud Omar, known as Abdi Illey. Most prisoners are accused of some affiliation with the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), a banned opposition group, but most never face charges or trials.“Ethiopia’s new prime minister admitted security forces have tortured Ethiopians, but he has yet to tackle Ethiopia’s culture of impunity and ensure accountability for abuses by the security forces,” said Felix Horne, senior Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch. “The horrific situation in Jail Ogaden requires immediate and transparent investigation into the actions of the regional president, other senior Somali Region officials, and the Liyu police.”Ads By Google In a remarkable break with the government’s normal posture of denial, Ethiopia’s prime minister acknowledged in a speech before parliament on June 18 that security force personnel engage in torture. He did not speak of abuses in Jail Ogaden in particular or comment on what the government would do to ensure accountability for torture throughout Ethiopia or justice for the victims.Human Rights Watch interviewed almost 100 people, including security force members, government officials, and 70 former detainees and documented abuses in Jail Ogaden between 2011-early 2018.“I was kept in solitary confinement in complete darkness for most of my [three year] detention,” one former prisoner said. “I was only taken out at night for torture. They [prison officials] did many things to me – they electrocuted my testicles, they tied wire around them, and they put a plastic bag with chili powder over my head. I often had a gag tied in my mouth so I wouldn’t scream too much.”Detainees said they were stripped naked and beaten in front of the entire prison population and made to carry out humiliating acts in front of fellow inmates to instil fear.“They once made me lie naked on the ground in front of everyone and roll around in the mud while they beat me with sticks,” said Hodan, 40, who was imprisoned without charge for five years. “Once they made an old man stand naked with his daughter…you would feel such shame after these treatments in front of all the other prisoners.”Prisoners said that top jail officials, including senior Liyu police officials, not only ordered torture, rape, and denial of food, but personally took part in the rape and torture. In overcrowded cells at night, head prisoners further violently interrogated detainees, passing notes on to prison leaders, who then selected people for further punishment.The serious overcrowding, torture, starvation and disease outbreaks. grossly inadequate food, and water and lack of health care and sanitation led to deaths in detention.Many children are born in Jail Ogaden, including some allegedly conceived through rape by prison guards. Female prisoners described giving birth inside their cells, in many cases without health care or even water.Almost all of the former prisoners interviewed said that they had not been to court or been charged with any crime. Former judges told Human Rights Watch that Somali Region officials pressured them to sentence detainees they have never met or seen any evidence on to prison terms.In 2007/8 the Ethiopian army committed crimes against humanity and war crimes during counterinsurgency operations against the ONLF, including extrajudicial executions, torture and rape. The Liyu police, established after that period, have repeatedly committed similar crimes in the Somali Region, continuing the pattern of collective punishment. Liyu police incursions into Oromia Regional State beginning in 2016 have left hundreds dead. About one million people from those areas were displaced.The federal government should substantially reform the Somali Region’s Liyu police and hold its senior members to account, Human Rights Watch said.Torture is a serious problem throughout Ethiopia and Human Rights Watch regularly receives reports of abusive interrogations countrywide. Ethiopia’s Human Rights Commission has inspected Jail Ogaden on many occasions since 2011, but reports of those visits are not publicly available, and it is not clear what actions, if any, were taken to address abuses.Many former detainees said that the most visibly injured, children, and pregnant women were held in secret rooms or moved out of the prison ahead of commission visits. Others said they were told what to say to commission officials. Those who spoke to them openly faced brutal reprisals.Ethiopia’s prime minister should establish a federal commission of experts to investigate abuse at Jail Ogaden that would identify officials, regardless of rank, to be criminally investigated for abuse in the prison. This commission should also develop a process to evaluate the cases of each prisoner currently held at Jail Ogaden, and either release them or charge them with a crime based on credible evidence.“The scale of torture and abuse in Jail Ogaden cannot be overstated,” Horne said. “Dr. Abiy should continue to publicly condemn torture and take action on Jail Ogaden to show he is serious about stopping torture and ending impunity.”Selected Accounts (All names are pseudonyms.)On the nonstop cycle of abuse, from Abdusalem, 28:    I was kept in solitary confinement in complete darkness for most of my [three-year] detention. I was only taken out at night for torture. They [prison officials] did many things to me – they electrocuted my testicles, they tied wire around them, and they put a plastic bag with chili powder over my head. I often had a gag tied in my mouth when they did all this so I wouldn’t scream too much. During the day, I was given very little food – one bread and occasionally a bit of stew. They also raped my wife [who was also in Jail Ogaden]. She gave birth to a child that was not mine there.On torture involving water techniques, Fatuma, 26:    They would tie my hands together with rope, put us in the pool deeper than my head and keep you in. They would put around 10 people in that pool at a time. …They ask you all the usual questions: ‘Who do you know from ONLF? How did you support them?’ Some people they pull out and there is no response from them. I don’t know if they died.On nightly self-evaluations, Ali, 32:    When night falls the evaluations start. It is only inmates doing this to each other, in the morning the report is given to the guards. The more you deny, the worse the torture. The better the confession, the less the beatings. The more you admit to during the evaluation, the more people will clap during your self-assessment, and if you don’t admit to things the kabbas [head prisoner] or prisoners will beat you right there.On stripping and humiliation of detainees, Mohamed, 28:    I witnessed hundreds of men being undressed completely. It was at night and it was raining and muddy. They had called us out of the room, told us to take our clothes off, lie down and roll in the mud. Then some of us were taken back to our rooms naked. Others were told to walk in line holding each other’s genitals. Once you go back into the room you can let go. The guards took pictures of this laughing.”On the psychological torment of being pressured to abuse other prisoners, Abdirahman, 31:    We were always being told to humiliate each other, but the worst was one day they brought together a number of prisoners, and each was told to beat another person to death. They had metal sticks to give us for this. I was told if I refused then I had to kill myself. When we refused, they just beat us – but it’s that constant psychological punishment that is the worst.On giving birth in detention, Ayan, 31:    None of the children born while I was there had any [professional] help, only from the women prisoners. I requested [medical care] treatment for my birth because I knew I would give birth soon. Liyu police said, ‘Put it [the baby] in the toilet, they are of no use, they will just grow up to be a sympathizer of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF).’ I asked to be taken to hospital for birth. They laughed. I asked for extra water. They refused. So I gave birth in the jail. The women had a sharp piece of metal they used to cut the umbilical cord and they tied it themselves.On the constant state of fear and the regular deaths in detention, Hodan, 30:    Every night I could hear them hitting people. I heard so much crying. In the morning when people are sitting in front of my house eating breakfast everyone would speak quietly about who had been taken away the night before: ‘Mr so and so was killed by beating last night, so and so was raped last night, or beaten last night.’ Every morning we would go through the list of those who had died or just didn’t return to their cell. We lived in a constant state of fear that we would be next.On the visits of Ethiopia’s Human Rights Commission, Amina, 34:    “When the human rights commission comes they take out the serious cases, and just leave the new people. I was one of the people they were hiding. They took me to the military camp, Garbassa. First time I was there for seven days. They took out elderly women, and those who had been beaten in the face, or had wounds, or had small children.
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Madaxweyne Axmed Madoobe Oo isku shaandheyn ku sameeyay Golihiisa Wasiirada

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Kismaayo ( Sh. M. Network )-Madaxweynaha maamulka Jubbaland Axmed Maxamed Islaam Axmed Madoobe ayaa saacadihii la soo dhaafay isku shaandheyn iyo xilka qaadis ku sameeyay qaar ka mid ah Golaha Wasiirada maamulkaasi.
Wareegto ka soo baxday madaxtooyada Jubbaland, islamarkaana uu ku saxiixnaa Madaxweyne Axmed Madoobe ayaa lagu sheegay in isku shaandheyn lagu sameeyay illaa 11 xubnood oo ka mid ah Golaha Wasiirada maamulkaasi.
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Dagaallo xoogan Oo ka dhacay gobollada Sh/ Hoose iyo Gedo

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Ceelwaaq ( Sh. M. Network )-Wararka laga helayo gobolka Gedo ayaa sheegaya in xalay dagaal xoogan uu ka dhacay deegaanka Faxfax-Dhuun ee gobolkaasi.
Dagaalkan ayaa yimid, kadib markii Al Shabaab weerar Madaafiic ah ay ku qaadeen saldhig Ciidamada Kenya ay ku leeyihiin gudaha deegaankaasi.
Warar kala duwan ayaa ka soo baxaya khasaaraha ka dhashay weerarkaasi iyo dagaalka xigay, inkastoo aan si dhab loo cadeyn karin inta uu la’egyahay.
Al Shabaab oo ka hadlay dagaalkan ayaa barahooda Internet-ka ku baahiyay in khasaaro xoogan ay gaarsiyeen Ciidamada Kenya, sida ay hadalka u dhigeen.
Dhinaca kale faah faahinno dheeraad ah ayaa ka soo baxaya dagaal culus oo xalay ka dhacay gudaha degmada Qoryooley ee gobolka Shabeelaha Hoose.
Dagaalka oo ahaa mid xoogan ayaa waxa uu u dhexeeyay Ciidamada dowladda oo garab ka helaya kuwa AMISOM iyo Al Shabaab oo weerar ku qaaday degmadaasi.
Waxaana la sheegay in halkaasi uu ka dhacay dagaal muddo saacado ah qaatay, la’iskuna adeegsaday hubka nuucyadiisa kala duwan.
Guddoomiye ku xigeenka dhinaca amniga ee degmada Qoryooley Maxamed Cabdi C/laahi Gaashaan oo la hadlay Shabelle ayaa faah faahin ka bixiyay dagaalkaasi.
Halkan hoose ka dhageyso Codka.

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MD Farmaajo Oo hambalyo u diray Dhiggiisa Mareykanka

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Muqdisho ( Sh. Network )-Madaxweynaha dowladda federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdulaahi Maxamed Farmaajo ayaa ugu hambalyeeyay dhiggiisa Mareykanka Donald Trump maalinyta Xornimada dalkaasi ee afarta July.
Madaxweyne Farmajo ayaa dhambaalkani ku yiri anigoo ku hadlaya magaca shacabka iyo kan dowladda mudane Madaxweyne waxaan kuugu hambalyeynayaa maalintan gaarka ah ee Xornimada dalka Mareykanka.
Sidoo kale Madaxweynaha JFS Mudane Maxamed Cabdulaahi Farmaajo ayaa sheegay in Mareykanka Soomaaliya uu siiyo taageero qiimo badan, islamarkaana uu uga mahad-celinayo taageeradaasi joogtada ah.
Sanadkii 1776-dii ayaa loo aqoonsaday 4-ta bisha July in tahay maalinta Xornimada dalka Mareyakanka oo ay gumeysatay Boqortooyada Ingiriiska.
Kowdii luulyo ayey aheyd markii Madaxweyne Donald Trump uu dhambaal kan la mid ah uu lawadaagay dhiggiisa Soomaaliya, taas oo aheyd maalinta Xornimada Soomaaliya.
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Ameeriko “Waxeynu abuureynaa Koox ka hortageysa Laaluushka”

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Muqdisho ( Sh. M. Network )-Taliyaha Ciidanka Booliska Soomaaliyeed S/guuto Bashiir Cabdi Maxamed Ameeriko, ayaa sheegay in Taliska uu ku howlan yahay sameynta Ciidan dhar cad ah oo  laga soo xulayo C.I.D, kuwaasi oo ka shaqeyn doono inay ka hortagaan in shacabka laga qaado laaluush iyo in masuq maasuq lagu sameeyo.
“Waxeynu abuureynaa Koox ka tirsan C.I.D –da  oo ka hortageysa Laaluushka “Anti Corraption”, wax loo dul qaadanayo ma jirto, haddaba waan idin sheegayaa, aad uga taxadara, kuwa idinka hooseeyana u sheega, waxaa nalaga rabaa Ciidanka Booliska in aan raadino Sumcad iyo karaamo, waa in Jeebka Muwaadinka uu ammaan inaga helaa” ayuu yiri Gen. Bashiir Cabdi Maxamed Ameeriko.
Taliyaha Ciidanka Booliska Soomaaliyeed S/guuto Bashiir Cabdi Maxamed Ameeriko, ayaa hadalkaasi ka sheegay Xaflad tababar loogu furayey Saraakiil iyo Askar ka tirsan Ciidanka ilaalada Nabad gelyada Wadooyinka ee Taraafiko.
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Xabsigii Mandela oo habeenkii lagu kireynayo $250,000

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Waxaa halkii habeen ku hoyanaya xabsigan illaa 67 qof , halkaas oo ahayd xabsi si weyn loo illaaliyo.

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