Houthis stop journalists against backdrop of wage entitlements

Houthis stop journalists against backdrop of wage entitlements

The Houthi militia taking over Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, today decided to stop six employees working for the militia-controlled official institution of Al-Thawrah for Press and Printing, and bring them to the public prosecution against the backdrop of demands for wage entitlements.

The militia attributed its arbitrary action against Hisham Al-Hakami, Majid Al-Hakami, Ali Madghah, Abu Bakr al-Maqaleh, Salah Heba and Taher Al-Nuzaili to inciting chaos and sparking off a riot within the institution for more than once.

The Yemeni Journalists Syndicate (YJS) announced solidarity with the arrested journalists.

It’s worth mentioning that the Iran-backed Houthi militants had resorted to using force and firing live bullets against a protest held by a group of the staff of Al-Thawrah on last Wednesday in the rebel-held capital Sanaa to demand overdue salaries.

 

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