Tag Archives: Barawa

18-Year Old Stoned To Death In Somalia For Being Gay

March 21, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

An allegedly gay man Mohamed Ali Baashi was buried in the ground up to his chest and stoned to death on 15 March in Barawe some fifty miles form the Somali capital of Mogadishu. According to reports, Al-Qaeda linked Al … read more »

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Somalia: Al-Shabaab militant beheaded a Christian

November 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

‘His body was split into two, then carried away, only to be dumped near the beach’ Kenya – Islamic extremists from Somalia’s rebel Al-Shabaab militants on Friday (Nov. 16) killed a Christian in Somalia’s coastal city of Barawa, accusing him … read more »

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‘Two Somali hostages are South Africans’

November 9, 2010 by benim

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane confirmed on Monday that two people taken hostage from a yacht off the Somali coastline were South African citizens. “[She] confirmed this afternoon that two South African citizens were abducted by … read more »

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South African skipper escapes Somali pirate

November 8, 2010 by benim

A South African yachtsman held captive by Somali pirates for several days has escaped after the hijacked vessel ran aground, but two of his fellow hostages have been taken on to the mainland. The yacht, which is believed to have … read more »

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Hostage shot dead by Somali pirates

November 7, 2010 by benim

A man was shot dead on Sunday after he refused to disembark from a yacht in the Indian Ocean that was hijacked by Somali pirates last week, pirates and residents said on Sunday. The man was killed in Barawe town … read more »

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