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 Bashir Nor Gedi Shortly before he was shot, he was attending a ceremony to mark the end of an annual educational competition organised by Radio Shabelle. After he returned to his home, armed men shot him outside his home. The death of late Bashir has shocked all staff working at Radio Shabelle and they send their condolence to his family. The Committee to Protect Journalists has accused the transitional government of intimidating and persecuting Somali reporters. "We condemn the brutal killing of Bashiir Noor Gedi, and extend our deepest condolences to his family and colleagues," said CPJ's Africa Program Coordinator Tom Rhodes.  "The Somali transitional government must conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into this murder and bring those responsible to justice." 
"The Somali transitional government must conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into this murder and bring those responsible to justice." Reporters Without Borders has also condemned the killing. The organisation says Bashir Nor Gedi is the eighth journalist to be killed in Somalia this year and the third leading media owner to be killed by unidentified gunmen in the capital. “The security situation in Mogadishu seems to be completely out of control,” Reporters Without Borders said. “Abandoned by the Somali authorities and their international partners, journalists have become key targets who are easily accessible. One after another, the country’s leading media owners are being eliminated. "By taking no action in this climate of total impunity, those who could be in a position to stop these murders will end up becoming accomplices.”
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