(CPJ/IFEX) – CPJ is expressing profound concern about the Monday, 10 May 1999, brutal attack on Saif al-Hadheri, the editor-in-chief of the weekly “Al-Shumua'”. **Updates IFEX alert of 14 May 1999** At about eight o’clock on the evening of May 10, four masked men carrying arms stormed Hadheri’s home in the Naseer section of Sana’a […]
(CPJ/IFEX) – CPJ is expressing profound concern about the Monday, 10 May
1999, brutal attack on Saif al-Hadheri, the editor-in-chief of the weekly
“Al-Shumua'”.
**Updates IFEX alert of 14 May 1999**
At about eight o’clock on the evening of May 10, four masked men carrying
arms
stormed Hadheri’s home in the Naseer section of Sana’a and beat him before
fleeing the scene. Hadheri was taken to hospital and is currently recovering
from his injuries. While the precise motive for the attack remains unclear,
CPJ fears that it may have been in response to articles published in
“Al-Shumua'”.
It is CPJ’s position that such attacks against journalists, if unpunished,
will have a chilling effect on the ability of the press to function freely.
CPJ has stated that they will continue to monitor all developments with
regard to this case
Recommended Action
Send appeals to the president:
thorough
investigation into this deplorable incident and that its findings be made
public
brought to justice
Appeals To
His Excellency Ali Abdullah Saleh
President of the Republic of Yemen
Sana’a, Yemen
Fax: + 967 1 246 201or
c/o His Excellency Ambassador Abdul Wahab al-Hajjri
Embassy of the Republic of Yemen
2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
Fax: +202 337 2017
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