In a harrowing account from behind bars, Sadia Moalim Ali, a 27-year-old rickshaw driver, has disclosed the brutal conditions she faced after being arrested for participating in peaceful protests in Somalia. Ali’s shocking testimony sheds light on the ongoing repression of dissent in the country, as she details torture, deprivation, and unlawful detention following her activism against government corruption and social injustices.
Torture and Isolation
Speaking exclusively from her prison cell, Ali recounted her ordeal after being arrested on 12 April for voicing her opposition to the federal government through social media platforms like Facebook and TikTok. During her detention, she reported being subjected to extreme physical abuse. “I was stripped naked by two male guards in a room under CCTV surveillance, kicked, beaten with a baton, and left for two days without food in solitary confinement