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Somaliland poet jailed for Somalia reunification poetry
A court in the self-declared republic of Somaliland has sentenced a young poet to three years in jail.
- BBC
Nacima Qorane was found guilty of bringing the state into contempt by advocating for Somaliland to reunite with Somalia.
Pressure groups in Somaliland said Ms Qorane’s basic human rights have been violated.
Somaliland self-declared independence in 1991, but is not recognised internationally.
Ms Qorane was arrested in January after returning from the Somali capital Mogadishu, where prosecutors said she had recited poetry calling for…