CPJ urges Yemen to release imprisoned journalist
February 15, 2012 4:06 PM ET
New York, February 15, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the health of imprisoned Yemeni journalist Abdulelah Hider Shaea who has waged a hunger strike since Sunday to protest his continued detention....
Yemeni Journalists Syndicate stormed; Baghdad apologizes
February 28, 2011 6:14 PM ET
New York, February 28, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the ongoing attempts of governments in the Middle East to censor news coverage of protests. In Yemen, men stormed the Journalists' Syndicate on Saturday, and in Iraq,...
Yemen jails editor in ongoing media onslaught
May 12, 2010 5:05 PM ET
New York, May 12, 2010—The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on the Yemeni government to end its campaign of intimidation, violence, and politicized prosecutions against journalists in the wake of yet another prison sentence for a journalist....