 Almost immediately, the International Press Institute condemned Abkey's murder.and in July 2010, Amnesty International condemned the killing of journalists and called for both the government forces and the armed militias to respect freedom of expression.The Secretary-General of the National Union of Somali Journalists, a partner-organization with Reporters Without Borders, said, "Somali journalists are being murdered just for reporting their stories independently or because they work for a particular news media.