Outrage as woman jailed for three years after criticising Somali government online
By Sarah Johnson June 26, 2026 Sentencing of 27-year-old Sadia Moalim Ali condemned by former president and prime ministers as well as rights groups Ali says she has been subjected to torture while in custody. Photograph: Handout A rickshaw driver in Somalia has been sentenced to three years in prison for comments she made on social media, in a case that has caught the public’s attention and provoked outrage in the country. Sadia Moalim Ali, a 27-year-old nursing graduate, was originally...