Yemen

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 16 November 2005 CPJ statement and letter to President Ali Abdullah Saleh: CPJ urges Yemeni president to take action against attacks New York, November 16, 2005 – The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to publicly condemn the recent series of brutal attacks […]

(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders has voiced shock over the physical attack on opposition journalist Nabil Sabaie, who was jostled and then stabbed in both shoulders by armed men in broad daylight on a main street of the capital, Sanaa, on 12 November 2005. “This case is yet another reminder that it is still difficult […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 4 November 2005 CPJ press release: Yemeni government fails to seriously investigate cameraman’s beating New York, November 4, 2005 – The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned by the failure of the Yemeni government to investigate the severe beating of cameraman Mujeeb Suwailih by Yemeni police officers on […]

(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders has condemned the beating which Moujib Soueileh, a camera operator with the Arabic-language satellite TV news station Al-Arabiya, received from police in Sanaa on 20 October 2005 while filming a demonstration by textile factory workers demanding payment of wage arrears. “This case serves as a reminder that it is still […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has condemned the abduction and beating of Jamal Amer, editor-in-chief of the independent weekly “al-Wassat”. On the night of 22 August 2005, Amer was kidnapped outside his home by gunmen using a Presidential Guard vehicle. He was questioned about his work and beaten before being released seven hours later. “Although President Ali […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: IFJ Expresses “Grave Concern” Over Violence Against Yemeni Journalists The International Federation of Journalists said today it is “gravely concerned” about increasing violence against journalists in Yemen. Violence has rocked the country in the last few weeks after a fuel price hike sparked riots against the […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: World Journalists Back Leading Trade Union Activist Under Attack in Yemen The International Federation of Journalists today expressed its solidarity with Hafez Al-Bukari, Secretary General of the Yemen Journalists Syndicate (YJS), and his wife Rahma Hujaira, Chairperson of the Yemen Female Media Forum, following the publication […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: Yemen: President Pardons Jailed Editor New York, March 23, 2005 – The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes today’s presidential pardon of a Yemeni editor who was jailed for nearly seven months for publishing opinion articles that strongly criticized the government. Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh pardoned […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 22 March 2005 CPJ press release: YEMEN: Court upholds sentence against imprisoned journalist New York, March 22, 2005 – An appeals court in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, today upheld a one-year prison sentence imposed on the editor of an opposition weekly that published opinion pieces harshly critical of the government’s […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an 8 March 2005 CPJ press release: Lawyers for imprisoned journalist assaulted Yemeni editor remains jailed New York, March 8, 2005 – Lawyers representing an imprisoned journalist were beaten by security forces during a hearing last week to appeal the prison sentence of Yemeni editor Abdelkarim al-Khaiwani. Jamal al-Jaabi, one […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has called for the immediate release of jailed editor Abdulkareem Al-Khaiwani, who is serving a one-year prison sentence for defamation. The organisation has also called for the lifting of a six-month ban on Al-Khaiwani’s weekly newspaper, “Al-Shura”. “We strongly condemn the use of imprisonment in defamation cases and we call on the […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has expressed concern over a growing crackdown on the news media in Yemen. On 29 December 2004, the privately-owned daily “Al Hurriya” (“Freedom”) was suspended for one year by a Sanaa court. “Al Hurriya” editor-in-chief Abdulkareem Sabra and journalist Abdulqawi Al Qubati were each sentenced to two years in prison with hard […]

(RSF/IFEX) – The following is an RSF press release: Five suspended sentences cap year of mounting difficulty for press Reporters Without Borders today condemned the suspended prison sentences handed down on 26 December against five journalists, culminating a year in which at least 24 press freedom violations have been registered in Yemen and the harassment […]

(RSF/IFEX) – The following is an RSF press release: In tougher line, authorities close two newspapers while keeping journalist in prison Accusing the Yemeni authorities of “arbitrary censorship,” Reporters Without Borders today urged them to reinstate the licences of two newspapers that have been unable to publish for the past few weeks, Al-Neda and Al […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 16 September 2004 letter to President Ali Abdullah Saleh, CPJ protested the imprisonment of Abdel Karim al-Khaiwani, editor of the opposition weekly “Al-Shoura”, who began serving a one-year prison sentence on 5 September. On 5 September, al-Khaiwani was convicted of incitement, insulting the president, publishing false news and causing tribal and […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has condemned the one-year prison sentence against journalist Abdulkarim Al-Khaiwani, editor-in-chief of the weekly “Al-Shura”, and the suspension of his publication for six months. The organisation has appealed to Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh for his release. On 5 September 2004, a Sanaa court sentenced Al-Khaiwani on the basis of a complaint […]