Somaliland self-declared independence in 1991, but is not recognised internationally. By BBCMore by this AuthorMOGADISHU,A court in the self-declared republic of Somaliland has sentenced a young poet to three years in jail. Somaliland self-declared independence in 1991, but is not recognised internationally. The prosecution said that she had labelled the self-declared republic of Somaliland a "region" and "insulted and defamed" its government. Somaliland's Human Rights Centre has asked the government of Somaliland to release Ms Qorane and respect human rights.

Source: Daily Nation April 16, 2018 06:00 UTC