Critical journalist given six-year prison sentence; ANHRI fears for his welfare
(ANHRI/IFEX) – ANHRI condemns the harsh sentence issued on 9 June 2008 by the Yemeni State Security Court against Abdel Karim Al Khaiwani, the former chief editor of the Yemeni newspaper “Al Shora” and the alShora.net website. Al Khaiwani was sentenced to six years in prison as one of 14 Yemenis accused in the case […]
International groups call for terrorism charges against threatened journalist to be dropped
(IFJ/IFEX) -The following is a 19 May 2008 IFJ media release: Journalists Unions from the Arab World and Iran Call for Yemen Journalist, Al Khaiwani, to Be Cleared of Terrorism Charges Journalists’ Unions and Associations representing thirteen different countries from throughout the Arab World and Iran meeting in Casablanca at a regional meeting of the […]
Court revokes ban on weekly but publishing houses reportedly ordered not to print newspaper
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release: Yemen: ARTICLE 19 welcomes the court’s decision to revoke the ban of Al-Wasat weekly and calls on the Yemeni Ministry of Information to uphold this ruling Last week a West Sana’a court revoked the ban of Al-Wasat and requested the Minister of Information Mr. […]
Annual Report 2008: Yemen
Annual Report 2008: Yemen
Director of women’s NGO receives death threats; comedian arrested
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release: Yemen: Multiple Attacks on Freedom of Expression ARTICLE 19 is alarmed by the recurring attacks against freedom of expression in Yemen. In the past week alone, Ms. Tawakkol Karman (Director of the NGO Women Journalists Without Chains) received death threats from an unknown caller, […]
Government cancels licence of independent weekly
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 7 April 2008 CPJ press release: Yemeni government cancels license of independent weekly New York, April 7, 2008 – The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns an order by the Yemeni government this weekend to cancel the license of the independent weekly newspaper Al-Wasat. On Saturday, Yemeni Information Minister Hassan […]
Attacks on the Press in 2007: Yemen
Attacks on the Press in 2007: Yemen
Two publications censored, website blocked
(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders is worried about a series of blows to press freedom in Yemen. The authorities banned distribution of the monthly “Abwab” and the weekly “Al-Sabbah” on 14 March 2008. The website http://www.aleshteraki.net , the press mouthpiece of the main opposition party, has been inaccessible since 12 March. At the same time, […]
Newspaper banned; ARTICLE 19 condemns recurring attacks on free expression
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release: Yemen: Support the Freedom of Expression Movement ARTICLE 19 strongly condemns the recurring attacks against freedom of expression in Yemen and supports the local campaign for freedom of expression hosted by the Sisters’ Arab Forum for Human Rights. In recent months, websites and newspapers […]
Freedom of the Press 2007: Yemen
Freedom of the Press 2007: Yemen
Security forces lay siege to editor’s home
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 12 February 2008 CPJ press release: Yemeni security forces lay siege to editor’s home New York, February 12, 2008 – The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned that Yemeni security forces have laid siege to the home of a newspaper editor following an attack by gunmen on his […]
Syrian singer receives violent warning against performing concert; harassment and blockage of website continues
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release: Yemen: A Dangerous Week for Free Expression ARTICLE 19 is deeply concerned by the recent attacks against freedom of the media in Yemen. In the past month, two website domains have been blocked and the office car of the blocked website has been smashed. […]
More websites apparently blocked
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: Yemeni Web sites apparently blocked New York, January 25, 2008 – Several Yemeni news and opinion Web sites have apparently been blocked domestically by the government-owned Internet service provider, according to news reports and a CPJ interview. Three Web sites became unavailable to domestic users on […]
Authorities block access to yet another independent news website
(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders condemns the action of the authorities in blocking access to the independent new website YemenPortal ( http://www.yemenportal.net ) since 19 January 2008. Access to at least seven other websites has been blocked since October 2007. “President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s government has to deal with growing social unrest and a Zaidi […]
Al-Arabiya satellite television station journalists prevented from covering social unrest
(RSF/IFEX) – RSF calls on the authorities to stop harassing journalists working for the Dubai-based satellite television station Al-Arabiya. Two of the station’s journalists have been detained in the past three weeks after covering anti-government demonstrations. “This is not the first time that journalists trying to report on popular discontent have been prevented from working […]
Journalist faces possible death penalty over photos “liable to undermine army morale”
(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders has urged the authorities to stop the prosecution of Abdulkarim Al-Khaiwani, a freelance journalist and former editor of the now closed weekly “Al-Shoura”, on a charge of “publishing information liable to undermine army morale” under article 126 of the criminal code, for which the maximum penalty is death. “Khaiwani is […]