Yemen

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: IFJ Condemns Death Threat to Arab Union Leader The International Federation of Journalists today called on the Yemeni authorities to fully investigate a report of a death threat against Yemeni journalists’ leader Mahboob Ali, who has been actively defending Arab media outlets from attacks. On 28 […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: IFJ Condemns “Punitive and Absurd” Ban on Journalist in Yemen The International Federation of Journalists today called on the Yemeni authorities to release a local reporter, following a court sentence, which the Federation described as “punitive and absurd”. On 13 April, Saeed Thabet, a correspondent for […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has called on Judge Mohammad Ismail Adbel Kader, of the Sanaa Court, to drop charges against journalist Said Thabet Said, who is accused of “spreading false news damaging to public interest and security”. Thabet Said is due to make a second court appearance on 10 March 2004. He risks a sentence of […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: IFJ Backs Yemeni Journalists’ Call For Union Activist Held by Security Police To Be Freed The International Federation of Journalists today called on the Yemeni authorities to release journalist Saeed Thabet, arrested less than two weeks after his election to the Yemen Journalists Syndicate (YJS) board. […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has urged the Yemeni authorities to ensure that their investigation into recent death threats against Sadeq Nasher, managing editor of “Al-Khaleej” newspaper’s Sanaa office, is carried out fully and promptly, so that those responsible can be found and punished. “Al-Khaleej” is a United Arab Emirates-based daily. On 19 February 2004, unidentified gunmen […]

(RSF/IFEX) – Depuis le début du mois d’août 2003, Hassan al-Zaidi, du bihebdomadaire indépendant “Yemen Times”, est empêché de quitter son domicile à Sanaa par des forces de sécurité qui l’encerclent. RSF s’inquiète de ce déploiement de forces qui constitue incontestablement un acte d’intimidation à l’encontre de al-Zaidi. L’organisation demande des explications sur les véritables […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has condemned the actions of security forces in surrounding the home of journalist Hassan al-Zaidi since the start of August 2003, preventing him from leaving his residence. The operation was undoubtedly intended to intimidate Zaidi, the organisation said, while demanding an explanation for the operation. In a telephone call to his newspaper, […]

(RSF/IFEX) – On 21 November 2002, RSF expressed great concern over the reported imprisonment of Yemeni journalist Aref Mohsen al-Khewani on grounds of alleged “mental illness”. The organisation called on the government to immediately explain the situation and report on his state of health. The journalist, who is also an officer in the armed forces, […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 24 July 2002 letter to President Ali Abdullah Saleh, CPJ expressed its deep concern about recent incidents of official legal harassment of the press in Yemen. On 9 July, three journalists – Faisal Mukarram, a reporter for the London-based “Al-Hayat” daily, Ahmed al-Hajj, a reporter with The Associated Press, and Khaled […]

(RSF/IFEX) – On 18 July 2002, RSF accused the Yemeni government of trying to intimidate journalists working for foreign media by hauling them in for questioning. “The government is using this tactic and legal action to intimidate journalists,” said the organisation’s secretary-general, Robert Ménard. He asked Information Minister Abdul Rahman al-Akwa and Justice Minister Ismail […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 3 July 2002 letter to President Ali Abdullah Saleh, CPJ protested the ongoing detention of free-lance journalists Ibrahim Hussein and Abdel Rahim Mohsen. On 21 June, plainclothes police officers arrested Hussein at the office of the Yemeni Unionist Party, according to CPJ sources. Mohsen was arrested at his home on 23 […]

(RSF/IFEX) – On 26 June 2002, RSF called for the immediate release of Yemeni journalist Ibrahim Hussen, who was arrested on 21 June by secret police in Sanaa after criticising the government. “Once again, the Yemeni authorities are using strong-arm tactics to intimidate the opposition press, especially when they denounce corruption,” said RSF Secretary-General Robert […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has protested a Yemeni court’s recent conviction of Abdul-Rahim Mohsen, Khaled Salman and Ibrahim Hasan, who were each sentenced to five-month suspended prison sentences. “This verdict is a perfect example of the inconsistency in Yemen between official statements about press freedom, which is guaranteed by the Constitution, and what happens in practice. […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 20 February 2002 letter to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, CPJ protested the recent suspension of the weekly newspaper “Al-Shumou”. CPJ has learned that the Ministry of Information issued an order for the indefinite closure of the newspaper on 3 February 2002. Seif al-Hadheri, “Al-Shumou”‘s editor-in-chief, told CPJ that the ministry […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 21 September 2001 letter to President Ali Abdullah Saleh, CPJ expressed concern over the recent cases of government harassment of journalists in Yemen. On September 8, Yemeni authorities detained Hassan al-Zaidi, a veteran reporter for the English language weekly “Yemen Times”. Al-Zaidi was apparently detained on the orders of Marib Province […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Minister of the Interior Hussain Mohamed Arab, RSF protested the detention of Hassan al Zaidi, journalist with the weekly “Yemen Times”. “This arrest is especially worrying in that we do not know the reasons for it,” said Robert Ménard, the organisation’s secretary-general, who also asked the minister to explain […]