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...
Prominent Yemeni journalist Mohamed Dbouan Al-Miyahi was abducted by Houthi militants on Friday, September 20th, 2024, following the publication of an article criticizing the group and its leader, Abdulmalik al-Houthi. According to human rights sources, Al-Miyahi was taken from his apartment in...
The International Journalist Network (IJnet) has issued a stark warning about the dire conditions facing journalists in Yemen, stating that "the number of enemies journalists have in the country far outweighs the number of friends." The IJnet report, published on September 3, 2024, hi...
The family of journalist Ahmed Maher in Aden, southern Yemen, has filed a request with the President of the Supreme Court of Yemen to transfer the trial of their son to Hadhramaut or Marib governorate. In a statement, Maher's family explained that they sought the transfer of the trial "...