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Articles - Yemen

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Yemen

"Mother of the Revolution" wins peace prize; two journalists killed

Freedom of expression organisations around the world are cheering the news that Yemeni press freedom advocate Tawakkul Karman was among three women awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last week. But the celebration is also marked with sadness and frustration due to the murders of two more Yemeni journalists, say IFEX members.

Yemen

Dozens of protesters and a cameraman killed in Sanaa massacre

The camera of Hassan al-Wadhaf captured some of the bloody protest that killed dozens of protesters in Yemen in mid-September. It also captured the attack that lead to his death. After taking sniper fire to the head while filming the protests, al-Wadhaf died in hospital on 24 September, report Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The killer has not been identified.

Yemen

Protesters killed, hundreds wounded and arrested; media under fire in clashes

At least 20 Yemenis were killed as hundreds of soldiers descended on a protest camp in the southern city of Taiz on 29 May, firing at demonstrators, indiscriminately torching tents and detaining hundreds of people, reports the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI). And in the midst of rising violence, both military forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and opposition and tribal gunmen are targeting media outlets in exchanges of gunfire, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the International Press Institute (IPI).

Yemen

Thirty IFEX members appeal to Saleh to stop free expression abuses

Thirty IFEX members have come together to condemn the attacks on journalists and free expression in Yemen, where one journalist has been killed and dozens of others have been attacked since political unrest broke out in January.

Yemen

Foreign witnesses removed; local reporters and activists attacked, abducted

Yemeni authorities have arrested and deported at least six foreign journalists after coverage of government attacks that killed seven protesters in Sana'a over the weekend. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the International Press Institute (IPI) fear the deportations are setting the stage for further repression of local journalists and greater violence against protesters. And as thousands continue to march the streets demanding that President Ali Abdullah Saleh step down immediately, snipers are taking aim at unarmed demonstrators while security forces are arresting wounded demonstrators in hospitals, reports Human Rights Watch.

Bahrain / Algeria / Iran / Yemen

Journalists, peaceful protesters violently suppressed

The ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has reinvigorated protests across the Arab region, resulting in clashes between security forces and protesters in Algeria, Bahrain, Iran and Yemen, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Human Rights Watch and IFEX members in the region.

Yemen

Authorities release journalists for fear of Tunisia-style unrest

In the face of angry protesters and the potential for a Tunisia-style uprising, the Yemeni authorities suddenly released a number of journalists and human rights activists arrested over the weekend, report the Arabic Network for Human Right Information (ANHRI), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).

Yemen

A surge in military assault prompts crackdown on journalists

As the Yemeni government escalates its military offensive against militants in the southern part of the country, arbitrary arrests of journalists on security grounds have become commonplace throughout Yemen, report the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) and other IFEX members. At least 25 journalists were held by the army as they tried to attend a peace conference in the north around 21 August. Days earlier, security forces detained both a cartoonist who is also a human rights activist as well as a journalist who writes about Al-Qaeda.

Yemen

Presidential pardon not absolute as journalists still facing jail

The Yemeni President's supposed pardon of journalists convicted or being tried of press offences is baffling the free expression community as journalists and media continue to have sentences slapped on them, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Yemen

Journalist slain

A Yemeni journalist, who wrote for several news media, including an opposition newspaper, was shot dead in his home on 13 February, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Press freedom violations have escalated in 2009 but this is the first time a journalist has been murdered in violence against independent media since North and South Yemen merged in 1990, says RSF.

Yemen

President uses military offensives as cover for attacks on dissidents

Yemeni authorities are taking brutal retaliatory actions against human rights defenders, journalists and critics of the regime's policies, according to IFEX members. In response, 25 Arab rights organisations, including the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and three other IFEX members, have released a joint statement calling on the government to end kidnappings, forced disappearances, torture and arbitrary arrests.

Yemen

Clampdown on militants used as excuse to stifle free expression

An independent newspaper critical of the Yemeni government's policies was under military siege last week and its editors were arrested, report IFEX members. Yemen's intense clampdown on militants is being used as an excuse to stifle media freedom, say the International Press Institute (IPI) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Yemen

Free expression activists assaulted during protests

A demonstration demanding freedom of expression in Yemen, organised by the NGO Women Journalists without Chains, was brutally dismantled by police on 6 October, reports Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

International / Yemen

Al-Jazeera under attack in Yemen and elsewhere

Al-Jazeera has been confronting one challenge to its operations after another, report IFEX members. In Yemen and the West Bank in Palestine, the news network has come under fire for its critical reporting. In Canada, Al-Jazeera representatives are petitioning the country's licensing board to approve the network without conditions.

Yemen

Police raid paper, wound three

This morning (13 May) police surrounded and opened fire on the office of Yemen's leading independent daily, the latest target of the government's crackdown on the media, report the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), ARTICLE 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and other IFEX members.

Yemen

VUELVEN A INDULTAR A AL-KHAIWANI

Yemen

AL-KHAIWANI BÉNÉFICIE D'UNE NOUVELLE GRÂCE

Yemen

AL-KHAIWANI PARDONED AGAIN

IFEX members the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have expressed relief that the Yemeni President has again pardoned outspoken journalist Abdul Karim al-Khaiwani.

Yemen

LE TRIBUNAL MAINTIENT LA PEINE DE PRISON PRONONCÉE CONTRE LE JOURNALISTE AL-KHAIWANI, QUI AVAIT ÉTÉ « PARDONNÉ »

Yemen

TRIBUNAL CONFIRMA SENTENCIA DE CÁRCEL CONTRA PERIODISTA "INDULTADO"AL-KHAIWANI

Yemen

COURT UPHOLDS JAIL SENTENCE AGAINST "PARDONED" JOURNALIST AL-KHAIWANI

In a shocking development last week, Yemen's Special Terrorism Court upheld a six-year jail sentence against journalist Abdul Karim al-Khaiwani, report the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the World Association of Newspapers (WAN). The journalist had been pardoned by the President in September 2008.

Yemen

LE PRÉSIDENT ACCORDE SON PARDON À UN CRITIQUE ACERBE DU GOUVERNEMENT

Yemen

PRESIDENTE INDULTA A CRÍTICO ABIERTO DEL GOBIERNO

Yemen

PRESIDENT PARDONS OUTSPOKEN GOVERNMENT CRITIC

IFEX members and local activists welcomed the release of Abdul Karim al-Khaiwani, an outspoken Yemeni editor who has been jailed since June on terrorist charges.

Yemen

27 MIEMBROS DE IFEX APELAN POR LA LIBERTAD DE PERIODISTAS, CONDENAN LA REPRESIÓN

Yemen

27 MEMBRES DE L'IFEX DEMANDENT LA REMISE EN LIBERTÉ DES JOURNALISTES ET DÉNONCENT LA RÉPRESSION

Yemen

27 IFEX MEMBERS APPEAL FOR FREEDOM OF JOURNALISTS, CONDEMN REPRESSION

On 7 August 2008, 27 IFEX members sent a letter to the President of Yemen condemning the deteriorating state of freedom of expression in his country, including recent jailings of journalists.

Yemen

IMPONEN A PERIODISTA ABIERTO SENTENCIA DE CÁRCEL DE SEIS AÑOS

Yemen

UN JOURNALISTE AU FRANC PARLER EST CONDAMNÉ À SIX ANS DE PRISON

Yemen

OUTSPOKEN JOURNALIST GETS SIX-YEAR JAIL SENTENCE

Abdul Karim al-Khaiwani, a veteran journalist and one of Yemen's most prominent democracy advocates, has been sentenced to six years in jail with hard labour for supporting an alleged terrorist group, report the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) and other rights groups.

Yemen

LLAMADO POR LA LIBERACIÓN DE PERIODISTA YEMENÍ ACUCIADO POR PROBLEMAS

Yemen

EXIGEZ LA REMISE EN LIBERTÉ D'UN JOURNALISTE YÉMENITE AGUERRI

Yemen

CALL FOR RELEASE OF EMBATTLED YEMENI JOURNALIST

Abdul Karim al-Khaiwani, a veteran journalist and one of Yemen's most prominent democracy advocates, is going through an unprecedented legal battle to prove that he is not a terrorist plotting to topple the regime. On 21 May, he is due to be sentenced for "insulting the President" and "demoralising the military" - and could get the death penalty. In one click, send a letter supporting al-Khaiwani to the Yemeni government, U.S., U.K., and EU and UN representatives.

Yemen

INFORMES ENCUENTRAN QUE LIBRE EXPRESIÓN EN YEMEN SE ESTÁ DETERIORANDO

Yemen

LA LIBRE EXPRESSION SE DÉTÉRIORE AU YÉMEN, CONCLUENT DES RAPPORTS

Yemen

FREE EXPRESSION IN YEMEN DETERIORATING, REPORTS FIND

Attacks on journalists in Yemen by the country's own authorities occur on a scale and frequency that give reason for serious concern, say two new reports launched this month.

Yemen

LIBERTAD DE PRENSA AMENAZADA EN NOMBRE DE LA GUERRA CONTRA EL TERROR

Yemen

LA LIBRE EXPRESSION EST RESTREINTE AU NOM DE LA GUERRE AU TERRORISME

Yemen

PRESS FREEDOM THREATENED IN NAME OF WAR ON TERROR

A Yemeni journalist kidnapped and assaulted by suspected government security forces is the latest casualty of the government's fight against terrorism amid claims of protecting "national security", report the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (HRinfo), ARTICLE 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and other rights groups.

Yemen

UNE RÉDACTRICE EN CHEF YÉMÉNITE REMPORTE UN PRIX DE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE

Yemen

EDITORA DE YEMEN GANA PREMIO DE LIBERTAD DE PRENSA

Yemen

YEMENI EDITOR WINS PRESS FREEDOM PRIZE

The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) has awarded a new press freedom prize to a Yemeni journalist who is the first woman ever to be appointed an editor in her country.

Yemen

A PESAR DE AVANCES, VIOLACIONES A LIBERTAD DE MEDIOS MINAN ELECCIONES

Yemen

EN DÉPIT DE CERTAINS PROGRÈS, LES ÉLECTIONS SONT ENTACHÉES PAR DES VIOLATIONS DE LA LIBERTÉ DES MÉDIAS

Yemen

DESPITE PROGRESS, ELECTIONS MARRED BY MEDIA FREEDOM VIOLATIONS

Yemen's presidential elections of 20 September 2006 were marred by media freedom violations, according to recent reports by the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (HRinfo) and the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR). Nevertheless, some observers say the election, in which President Ali Abdullah Saleh faced a serious challenge for the first time, also showed signs of progress toward greater media freedom and democracy.

Yemen

OFENSIVA CONTRA PRENSA SE INTENSIFICA

Yemen

CRACKDOWN ON THE PRESS ESCALATING

Yemen's private media is known in the Arab world to be one of the most boisterous in the region, aggressively criticising government policies and exposing corruption. In the past two years, however, authorities have sought to muzzle the press by using increasingly harsh methods, according to a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

Yemen

AGRESIONES CONTRA PERIODISTAS EMPEORAN

Yemen

LES ATTAQUES CONTRE LES JOURNALISTES S'ENVENIMENT

Yemen

ATTACKS ON JOURNALISTS WORSENING

IFEX members are raising the alarm over a worsening clampdown on Yemen's press, where several journalists have been violently attacked, opposition newspapers closed and editors prosecuted for investigating corruption or other sensitive issues affecting senior officials.

Yemen

PERIODISTAS ATACADOS

Yemen

LES JOURNALISTES EN ÉTAT DE SIÈGE

Yemen

JOURNALISTS UNDER ATTACK

In Yemen, independent journalists are working in increasingly hostile conditions marked by intimidation, harassment and violent attacks, report the International Press Institute (IPI), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF).

Yemen

RSF ALARMADO ANTE CRECIENTE OFENSIVA CONTRA PRENSA

Yemen

RSF TIRE LA SONNETTE D'ALARME DEVANT LA RÉPRESSION CROISSANTE DE LA PRESSE

Yemen

RSF ALARMED AT GROWING CRACKDOWN ON THE PRESS

Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) is expressing alarm at what it calls a "growing crackdown" on the news media in Yemen. In 2004, it recorded at least 24 press freedom violations, including nine suspended jail sentences against journalists despite a pledge by the president last June to abolish prison sentences for press crimes.

Yemen

UN JOURNALISTE EN VUE EST ASSASSINÉ

Yemen

PROMINENTE PERIODISTA ASESINADO

Yemen

PROMINENT JOURNALIST ASSASSINATED

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is calling for a thorough and detailed investigation into the murder of a Yemeni journalist who has been described as a prominent press freedom advocate.

Yemen

PROTESTAN POR ARRESTO DE PERIODISTA

Yemen

L'ARRESTATION D'UN JOURNALISTE EST DÉNONCÉE

Yemen

JOURNALIST'S ARREST PROTESTED

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) have called on Yemeni authorities to drop charges against journalist Saïd Thabet Saïd, who was arrested in Sanaa on 5 March 2004. Thanet Saïd was accused of "spreading false news damaging to public interest and security." The IFJ says the action is part of a process of intimidation of Yemeni journalists.

Yemen

LES NOMBREUSES ARRESTATIONS DE JOURNALISTES CONSTITUENT UN AVERTISSEMENT

Yemen

ARRESTO DE VARIOS PERIODISTAS INDICA ADVERTENCIA

Yemen

MULTIPLE JOURNALISTS' ARRESTS SIGNAL WARNING

Two separate incidents involving a Yemeni journalist and an editor who suffered government persecution during the past month signal a disturbing warning for the state of freedom of expression in the country, report Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters sans frontières (RSF). On 8 September, Yemeni authorities detained Hassan al-Zaidi, a veteran reporter for the English language weekly "Yemen Times". On 16 September, an Aden criminal sentenced Feras Farouq al-Yafai, editor of the weekly "Al-Haqiqah", to three months in prison for allegedly insulting a government official.

Yemen

CONTINÚA ACOSO A PRENSA

Yemen

LE HARCÈLEMENT DE LA PRESSE INDÉPENDANTE SE POURSUIT

Yemen

HARASSMENT OF INDEPENDENT PRESS CONTINUES

Harassment and censorship of the independent press in Yemen continue, says the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in a 20 September report. According to CPJ and the World Association of Newspapers (WAN), the weekly opposition newspaper “Al-Shoura” was closed down on 16 September, and Hisham Basharaheel, Editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Al-Ayyam,” has been subject to ongoing harassment.

Yemen

GOBIERNO RECRUDECE REPRESIÓN CONTRA PRENSA INDEPENDIENTE

Yemen

LA RÉPRESSION DU GOUVERNEMENT S'ABAT SUR LA PRESSE INDÉPENDANTE

Yemen

GOVERNMENT CLAMPS DOWN ON INDEPENDENT PRESS

The government of Yemen has been clamping down on independent and opposition journalists, reports the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). On 17 May, CPJ wrote to President Ali Abdullah Saleh, to protest the prosecution of six newspapers for publishing criticism of the authorities. Since February, CPJ says, the "authorities have taken a series of other punitive measures against journalists, including the arrest of editors and reporters, the suspension and censorship of publications, and extra-legal harassment of journalists by security forces and presumed state agents." CPJ executive director Ann Cooper says, "This recent spate of attacks on the press in Yemen has created a formidable climate of intimidation for all journalists. We call on President Saleh to take the lead in reversing this sharp deterioration in press freedom." At least three journalists were arrested this year, a leading London-based newspaper was banned, and an editor was severely beaten by unknown assailants.