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I was tortured because I’m a Somali woman who dared to speak out | Sadia Moalim Ali

I was sentenced to three years in jail for insulting government institutions. Now I am free, I will carry on fighting for the women I met in prison ‘Why don’t you just drive your tuk-tuk and do your work?” the judge asked me after videos from my social media accounts were shown…

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