The Yemeni Journalists Syndicate (YJS) reported today the detention of six journalists and media activists by the Houthi group in Hodeidah province, western Yemen. The YJS holds the Houthis fully responsible for the safety and well-being of those detained. In a statement...
A Houthi-run specialized criminal court in Sanaa has sentenced Yemeni journalist and writer Mohammed Al-Miyahi to 18 months in prison, along with a demand for a written pledge and a financial guarantee of five million Yemeni Riyals. This ruling, announced Saturday, comes after Al-Miyah...
The Iran-backed Houthi militia has launched a sweeping campaign of arrests in Yemen's western Hodeidah Governorate, abducting over eight journalists and media professionals. The National Organization of Yemeni Journalists "Sada" announced Saturday that the Houthi group ca...
The Taiz branch of the Yemeni Journalists' Syndicate reported on Tuesday that journalist Yassin Al-Aqlani of "Yemen Shabab Net" has received serious threats. The threats allegedly came from the brother of a government official, in response to Al-Aqlani's recent report o...
On November 16, 2024, the Yemeni Journalists' Syndicate condemned the decision to suspend its operations in Aden, labeling it as a repressive measure that follows a systematic targeting of the organization. This targeting allegedly began with the seizure of the syndicate's headquarters in ...
TAIZ, YEMEN — On November 11, 2024, the Yemeni Journalists' Syndicate condemned the widespread incitement and defamation targeting journalist Hiba Al-Tabai and her husband, writer Salah Al-Wasai, following the publication of their photo on social media. In a statement obtained by Barr...
Human rights sources reported on Thursday, August 1st, 2024, that the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, is continuing the trial of four journalists who were released from detention as part of a UN-brokered prisoner exchange in April 2023. One of these journal...