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Shabwa governor jails journalist and refers him to investigation

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.

Shabwa governor jails journalist and refers him to investigation

WJWC on World Press Day: Press freedom in Yemen is at its worst

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.

WJWC on World Press Day: Press freedom in Yemen is at its worst
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