Human Rights Ministry calls for campaign against Houthi abuse of press

Info minister warns of IRG recruitment of hundreds of Houthi militants under scholarships guise

Minister of Information Muammar al-Eryani has warned of the consequences of Iran's recruitment of hundreds of Houthi militants from Yemen to Iran under the guise of scholarships to send them to the Revolutionary Guard's camps to train them in assembling ballistic and guided missiles and drones, and manufacturing landmines and explosive devices.

BTA chief: News should not be treated as commodity but as human right

Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Director General Kiril Valchev said news should not be treated as a commodity but as a human right, the news agency published.

Chinese car sales surges 26.4 percent in the first quarter of 2024

Sales of passenger cars of Chinese brands increased by 26.4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024 as some 3.39 million vehicles were sold during the mentioned period.

Spain reaches the final of the European Nations League and sets a date with Croatia

The Spanish national team reached the final match of the European Nations League, after defeating Italy with two goals to one in the semi-finals of the tournament, to set a date in the final match with the Croatian national team, which succeeded in reaching the same role by defeating the Netherlands.

Last Update: ، 2024/04/28 Time 11:37:10
Latest News:

Badhib, Director of Resilience at the Islamic Development Bank discuss project funding

Yemen, French discuss coordinating positions towards joint issues

Foreign Minister confers with his Turkish counterpart over bilateral relations

Agriculture Minister discuses with FAO, UNDP joint cooperation

Deputy planning minister, Caritas Poland discuss interventions in Yemen's health sector

Human Rights Ministry calls for campaign against Houthi abuse of press

[03/05/2018 02:48]

ADEN -SABA

The Ministry of Human Rights has called on journalists, media bandits and civil society activists to launch an advocacy campaign aimed at putting an end to Houthi rebels' serious violations against journalists.

In a statement issued on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, May 3, the ministry said that it is participating in celebrating the Day to publicize the grave violations that the rebels have been committing against press freedom and freedom of expression since the start of their coup d'état in September 2014 up to this moment.

The ministry said the rebels have been treating journalists as "legitimate targets of their deliberate attacks."

"The rebel militia considers journalists more dangerous (than government soldiers) so Yemen has become a dangerous and hostile environment for journalists," read the statement.

Hundreds of violations have been committed, ranging from deliberate killing to attempted murder, kidnappings, arrests, torture, attacks, threats, incitement, and confiscation of property of journalists and media institutions, says the statement.

The ministry stressed the importance of the judiciary's role in prosecuting the perpetrators of crimes against journalists.

It confirmed that it will monitor and document all violations and will work to refer them to the judiciary to prosecute the perpetrators and bring justice to them.