1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2003: Yemen - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="rfueNM8Zjw"><a href="https://cpj.org/2004/03/attacks-on-the-press-2003-yemen/">Attacks on the Press 2003: Yemen</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2004/03/attacks-on-the-press-2003-yemen/embed/#?secret=rfueNM8Zjw" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2003: Yemen” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="rfueNM8Zjw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The emergence of outspoken private and party newspapers following the unification of North and South Yemen in 1990 has set the country apart from many of its neighbors in the Persian Gulf, where the press remains tightly controlled. Yemeni papers are notably opinionated and not shy about confronting the government. But the government's record on…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260