Concern for journalists and sources in Mukalla and Hadramout
The IFJ is disturbed by reports it has received on the climate for journalists and their sources in Mukalla and Hadramout, Yemen. Following evidence given in court by an alleged rape victim, the Prosecutor’s comment calling all the women in Hadramout prostitutes with bad manners gave rise to public demonstrations which were suppressed by riot […]
Foiled assault on home of publisher; newspaper suspended
On 31 July 1995, Ibrahim al-Wazeer, publisher of the independent newspaper “Al-Balagh”, was the victim of a foiled assault on his home. Early in the morning of 31 July, a group of unidentified individuals began planting explosives at the home of al-Wazeer. The perpetrators reportedly fled from the house, in an eastern suburb of Sanaa, […]
Printers refuse to print “Al-Ayyam”
On the morning of 3 January 1995, the Aden-based independent weekly “Al-Ayyam” paid the state-owned 14th of October Press in Aden to print its 200th issue. That night, the government printing facility returned the paper’s money, claiming that they could not print the issue because their equipment was in disrepair. On the morning of 4 […]