Women Journalists Without Chains (WJWC) condemns the threats of death and slaughter and accusations of infidelity and atheism against the female journalist Hanan Nasser by an unknown person who set a deadline for her repentance because she has been following up the cause of the assassinated activist Amjad Mohammed Abdulrahman who was accused of atheism.
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Women Journalists without Chains has congratulated the journalist Muheeb Zoui on his win of Najiba Al Hamrouni Prize for Arab Journalism for his article published last year entitled "Yemeni women in the Face of Centralism".
The so-called security belt in Yemen’s interim capital, Aden, today released the journalist Hani al-Junaid, who- along with two others- was arrested on Tuesday.
Yemeni Journalists' Syndicate (YJS) has condemned the attack on Adel Abd al-Mughni, editor-in-chief of al-Wahdawi website.
A local source in Shabwa province located in the southeast of the country said that a journalist was interrogated and put in prison by order of the province governor against the background of the latter's participation in a protest rally against the so-called "Southern Transitional Council.
Gunmen dressed in military uniforms today kidnapped three journalists in the interim capital Aden in the south of the country.
A young activist was killed yesterday evening by unknown gunmen in Yemen’s temporarily capital, Aden.
Unknown gunmen on Sunday held the journalist Abdel Aziz al-Majidi at gunpoint in front of his home in the city of Taiz in a failed attempt to loot his car after they smashed his car window and stole some things inside.
Eight Yemeni journalists were arrested and investigated at Aden airport in Southern Yemen on their return from a training course in Lebanon.
The human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman has paid a tribute to journalists and media professionals worldwide for their struggle to uncover the truth and provide people with information with complete impartiality and professionalism.
This year’s World Press Freedom Day, which falls on May 3 of each year, comes at a time when press freedom in Yemen has been at its worst since 1990 due to increasing dangers and challenges it faces. The war waged by the Houthi militia and ousted President Ali Saleh's forces has led to hundreds of journalists being killed, tortured, forcibly disappeared, arrested, abducted and etc.
In conjunction with World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the Yemeni Journalists' Syndicate (YJS), along with a group of media workers and activists, plans to launch a large-scale electronic campaign to support journalists kidnapped by the Iran-backed Houthi militia and forces loyal to ousted president Ali Saleh.
Journalist Essam Belghaith’s health condition has deteriorated and his life will be in real danger if he is not transferred to hospital for treatment, reported a source close the detained journalist.