Yemeni soldiers fire live ammunition at Houthi protesters killing nine
Houthis, a Zaidi Shi’a resistance group, held demonstrations in Sanaa on September 7 and 9, 2014. The heavy-handed response by state security forces resulted in loss of life and injuries to the...
View ArticleHouthi rebels in Yemen pursue offensive against news media
A month after seizing the capital, Sanaa, Yemen’s Houthi rebels are continuing to advance on the centre and south of the country, occupying the headquarters of news media on the way and arresting or...
View ArticleAl Qaeda threatens to execute U.S. photojournalist held hostage in Yemen
Luke Somers was kidnapped in September 2013 but the media did not report his abduction until now because his family thought it would put him in even greater danger.
View ArticleU.S. freelancer's death in Yemen reflects journalism's "growing dangers"
Photojournalist Luke Somers died in a failed hostage rescue operation on 5 December 2014 in Yemen.
View ArticleJournalist among four killed in Yemen Al-Qaeda attack
Journalists' groups condemned the killing of TV correspondent Khalid Mohammed al Washali, who was killed by a roadside bomb blast in Dhamar, Yemen.
View ArticleSurge in violence against journalists in Yemen amidst Houthi takeover
Journalists were threatened and violently prevented from conducting their work, the Freedom Foundation reported, and cameras and other journalists’ tools were also confiscated.
View ArticleYemeni security forces, Houthi militias crack down on protesters
Since November 2014, Ansar Allah, a northern armed group, has taken effective control of Sanaa and other areas which sparked protests on January 25 and the days leading up to February 11, the fourth...
View ArticleEight months after seizing control, Yemen's Houthi rebels continue to target...
Yemen’s Shiite Houthi rebels are still persecuting journalists, media outlets and media support institutions eight months after seizing control of the capital, Sanaa, and a large swathe of the country....
View ArticleYemeni journalist killed by unknown gunmen
Two gunmen shot dead an award-winning journalist and politician outside his house in the Yemeni capital of Sana'a, local and international news outlets reported.
View ArticleBoth Saudi-led coalition and Houthi militias target journalists in Yemen
Journalists in Yemen are facing increasing threats from several sides as the political and military situation in the country deteriorates.
View ArticleNorwegian freelance journalist held in Yemen
Raymond Lidal, a Norwegian freelance journalist, has been detained in Yemen for nearly two weeks, according to his friend and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
View ArticleJournalist, three staffers killed in airstrike targeting Yemen Today TV station
An air strike by Saudi-led coalition forces on the offices of the Sana’a-based television station Yemen Today left a journalist and three others dead. Reports said the station was specifically targeted.
View ArticleYemen radio station chief killed amidst continuing crisis
Abdelkarim Nasser Ali Muthanna was killed on 22 April in Sirwah, in the eastern province of Marib, where Houthi rebels have been clashing with Sunni tribesmen for the past few weeks.
View ArticleJournalists and human rights defenders targeted in Yemen during ongoing crisis
Tensions in war-torn Yemen continue to simmer between Houthi militiamen, fighters for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and the Saudi-led coalition, with media workers, human rights defenders...
View ArticleTwo journalists killed in airstrike in Yemen
Yemeni journalists Abdullah Kabil and Yousef Alaizry died in the southwestern province of Dhamar after being kidnapped by Houthis and held in a building which was bombed the following day by the...
View ArticleUN Security Council must press for an end to attacks against media in Yemen
IFEX members urge the UN Security Council to ensure the protection of journalists in Yemen in light of historic resolution.
View ArticleHouthis in Yemen abduct medical doctor and rights activist Abd al-Kader...
The Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, forcibly took him from his home in the city of Taizz on August 5, 2015, and have yet to respond to inquiries from his family about his whereabouts or why they...
View ArticleYemeni journalists: 'Our mouths are gagged'
The crackdown on journalists comes at a time when belligerents are fighting not only over territory and power, but also for the control of information and how their fellow Yemenis understand the...
View ArticleYemen's Houthi rebels thought to be holding 11 journalists hostage
Most of the journalists work for a news outlet that supports the rival Sunni party Al-Islah. It is not known where the 11 are being held or what has happened to them.
View ArticleYemen's Houthis 'disappear' political opponent
Prominent opposition party member Muhammad Qahtan, 57, a leader of the Islah party, was arrested on 4 April 2015. His whereabouts have been unknown since.
View ArticleIFJ to Houthi leader: You are responsible for the safety of Yemeni journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) wrote to the leader of Ansar Allah Movement, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, warning him of his personal responsibility for the safety of Yemeni journalists,...
View ArticleThree media workers kidnapped by Al-Qaeda in Yemen
Al Azal TV correspondent Amir Bou Owaydan, Yemen Al Yawm correspondent Mohamed Al Makri, and cameraman Akram al-Yamani were kidnapped on 12 October in Mukalla city, Hadramout region while covering a...
View ArticleWomen's rights advocate banned from leaving Yemen
Houthis barred Dr. Shafiqa al-Wahsh, director of the semi-governmental Women's National Committee of Yemen, and her colleagues from traveling to preparatory peace talk meetings in the region.
View ArticleYemen: Houthis shut groups, detain activists
“The Houthis' closure of organizations comes in the midst of a campaign of arrests and enforced disappearances of activists, political opposition figures and journalists.”
View ArticleLeading Yemeni journalist Almigdad Mojalli killed in Saudi-led airstrike
Yemeni freelance journalist Almigdad Mojalli was killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition of Arab states in Jaref, a Houthi-controlled district in the southern outskirts of the capital, Sanaa.
View ArticleMounting dangers for journalists in Yemen
A second journalist has been killed in the space of a week as a result of the Saudi-led coalition’s air-strikes and an Al Jazeera reporter has been abducted together with his crew.
View ArticleKidnapped journalists in Yemen subjected to torture
Three Yemeni journalists, who are held captive by the Houthis since last June, are reported to have been tortured on 30 January, according to the Yemen Journalists’ Syndicate (YJS), an IFJ affiliate.
View ArticleYemeni journalist shot dead by sniper in Taiz
A video reporter for state-owned Yemen TV, Shaibani was killed while covering the fighting in Taiz along with other journalists.
View ArticleYemeni journalists imprisoned by Houthis begin hunger strike in protest
The ten Yemeni journalists have been detained by the Houthis in Sana'a for over a year. They began a hunger strike on 9 May to protest against their maltreatment in prison.
View ArticleYemeni reporter killed covering clashes, ten others missing
Ma’reb Press website correspondent Abdallah Azizan was killed on 29 May while covering clashes between Houthi rebels and pro-government forces in Bayhan, east of the capital.
View ArticleIncreasing danger for journalists working in Yemen
Eight journalists have been killed since the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen began. Another two individuals who worked as media support staff have also been killed since the start of the crisis.
View ArticleBlocking of WhatsApp in Yemen a matter of life and death
As messaging app remains mysteriously blocked in war-torn Yemen, many families struggle to find news of their relatives and loved ones.
View ArticleConcerns raised over tortured Yemeni journalist's deteriorating health
Journalist AbdelKhalee Omran remains captive in a “political security” prison in Sana’a controlled by Houthi rebels together with eight other colleagues. He has been heavily tortured in captivity.
View ArticleJournalist sentenced to death in Yemen for 'spying'
A court in rebel-held Sana'a sentenced veteran journalist Yahya Al Jubaihi, who has been detained since 6 September 2016, on charges of collaborating and spying for an "enemy state".
View ArticleNGOs demand release of journalists held by Huthi forces in Yemen
The Huthi and allied forces should immediately and unconditionally release ten Yemeni journalists detained arbitrarily without charge or trial, said nine NGOs, on the second anniversary of their...
View ArticleYemeni journalists injured in airstrike
Shawqi Hussein, a reporter for the broadcaster Al-Maseerah, and cameraman Kamal al-Kabsi were injured in an airstrike on July 30, 2017, in the Shabwa province town of Bayhan, Yahya al-Kabsi, a graphic...
View ArticleHouthis detain outspoken Yemeni activist Hisham al-Omeisy
Al-Omeisy, 38, has been an important voice in Yemen. He has used social media, tweeting in English and Arabic, to report on and analyze events in real-time, including airstrikes by the Saudi-led...
View ArticleYemeni writer Yahya al-Jubaihi previously facing death sentence, now released
PEN International welcomes news of the release of prominent Yemeni journalist and writer Mohammad Yahya al-Jubaihi, who was recently pardoned by the Supreme Political Council in Sana'a.
View ArticleWhy Yemen's internet shutdowns are so dangerous to civilians
Blocking of news sites and internet shutdowns follow renewed attacks on journalists.
View ArticleYemeni human rights activist Hisham Al-Omeisy missing for over 150 days
One of Yemen's most prominent political analysts and activists has been held incommunicado by Houthi rebels since 14 August 2017.
View ArticleYemen journalist arrested by government military forces
Elite security forces of the Coalition-backed Yemeni army detained Awad Kashmeen on February 21.
View ArticleGunmen abduct at least seven from Yemen media foundation
Yemeni authorities should investigate an attack on a media foundation's offices and the abduction of at least seven people from the building.
View ArticleHouthis detain at least three more journalists in late June and early July
The Houthis detained at least three current and former Yemeni journalists.
View ArticleSaudi airstrike hits Yemeni radio station
CPJ strongly condemns the Saudi Arabia-led military coalition's recent airstrike on a Yemeni radio station.
View ArticleYemen: Radio station attacked, killing four people; Mwatana researcher released
A Saudi-led coalition airstrike targeted Radio Hodeidah, killing at least four people, and field research assistant Kamal Al-Shawish was released.
View ArticleYemeni journalist Sabri Bin Makhashin still in prison more than a month after...
An appeal from Makhashin's family five days after his detention stated that his health had already suffered as a result of poor conditions in prison and his ongoing hunger strike.
View ArticleYemeni cameraman killed and journalist wounded in bomb attack
Journalist Faisal Al-Dhahbani said that he and cameraman Ziad al-Sharaabi went to a restaurant to have dinner where a nearby motorcycle exploded, killing al-Sharaabi and six other civilians while...
View ArticleRights defenders Awfa Al-Na'ami and Alhassan Al-Qawtari arbitrarily detained
The rights defenders were both summoned by the Houthi-held National Security Office in Sana'a for a meeting, were arrested on arrival and held incommunicado without having access to their families or a...
View Article10 Yemeni journalists abducted by Houthis face specialised terrorism court
The IFJ urges the UN special envoy to "bring their full authority and the powerful array of legal tools at their disposal to demand the immediate and non-negotiable release" of the abducted journalists.
View ArticleIFJ demands release of tortured Yemeni journalists
The Yemeni Journalists Syndicate has confirmed that the group of journalists abducted by Ansar Allah (Houthis) in 2015 have been tortured.
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