AQAP Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Yemeni journalist killed by unknown gunmen

March 18, 2015 4:13 PM EDT

Beirut, March 18, 2015–Two gunmen today shot dead an award-winning journalist and politician outside his house in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a, local and international news outlets reported. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the murder.

CPJ calls for release of U.S. journalist held in Yemen

December 4, 2014 4:06 PM EST

New York, December 4, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the immediate release of U.S. freelance journalist Luke Somers, who has been held hostage in Yemen for more than a year. Following a video released on Wednesday that showed the journalist pleading for his life, U.S. government officials issued press releases today publicly acknowledging…