Somali Journalist Jailed 38 Days for Editing President's Facebook Page
[CPJ] It's been a month since journalist Mascuud Warsame was freed from a detention facility in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, but his memories of the harrowing experience are still vivid.
Somali journalist Mascuud Warsame was detained for 38 days after attempting to fix the Facebook page of a regional president, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. He was released from a detention facility in Mogadishu about a month ago.
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