Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Shiite rebels known as Houthis rally against Saudi-led airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, on August 11. (AP/Hani Mohammed)

Yemeni journalists: ‘Our mouths are gagged’

August 14, 2015 1:00 PM EDT

In March 2014, Sana’a University media student Hisham al-Yousifi stood next to Dar al-Hajar, a royal palace built on the precipice of a rock formation just outside the capital, and announced to the video camera, “Here, there are a lot of tourists!” But there were no tourists, just his friends barely failing to hold back…

Jordan jails journalist for criticizing Saudi campaign in Yemen

April 27, 2015 3:13 PM EDT

A Jordanian journalist was arrested on April 23, 2015, after publishing an article the week before that criticized Operation Decisive Storm, the bombing campaign by a Saudi-led coalition including Jordan against Houthi forces in Yemen.

Journalist, media workers killed in air strike in Yemen

April 21, 2015 3:13 PM EDT

New York, April 21, 2015–A TV journalist and three staff members of the satellite TV station Yemen Today were killed in an air strike in Sana’a on Monday, while at least 10 staff members were injured, according to news reports and the station. The air strike was one of many launched by a Saudi-led coalition…

Homes of two Yemeni journalists attacked

November 15, 2012 4:02 PM EST

New York, November 15, 2012–Yemeni authorities must immediately investigate separate attacks on the homes of two journalists in the southern province of Daleh, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.