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Freedom Foundation issued biannual report on Press Freedom in Yemen
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Sana'a, 1 July 2012
Freedom Foundation for media freedom, rights and development in Yemen issued its biannual report on the Press Freedom situation in Yemen (January - June 2012) today in Sana'a.
This report covers the first half of this year 2012 with clear image of press freedom situation and accurate figures of monitored violations committed on media freedom and freedom of expression by different parties in Yemen, in which Freedom Foundation registered 126 violation cases in different levels targeted 267 victims of journalists and media.
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FF condemns attack on Munassar & express its concern about prosecutions
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Sana’a 29 June 2012
Freedom Foundation for media freedom, rights and development (FF) has condemned the attack on the bureau chief of Al-Arabeya TV in Sana'a, Hamoud Munassar, who was attacked by a university professor at the campus of Sana'a University last Thursday while he was preparing a TV report.
It further expresses concerns about the investigation orders of the Attorney-General against Yemen Today Newspaper, Braqish Net and Marib Press on ground of publishing articles about the presidential mosque event occurred last year.
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FF denounces attack on journalist of Marib Press
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23 June 2012
Freedom Foundation for media freedoms, rights and development (FF) has expressed its deep concern about one-year imprisonment sentence against a reporter of Al-Masdar Newspaper, Majed Karot in a hearing that he was not informed about.
Karot said he was astonished when he knew that a court was holding a hearing on him, pointing out that he went to the court and found out that the judge had issued an imprisonment sentence against him.
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FF condemns one-year imprisonment sentence against Journalist
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5 June 2012
Freedom Foundation for media freedoms, rights and development (FF) has expressed its deep concern about one-year imprisonment sentence against a reporter of Al-Masdar Newspaper, Majed Karot in a hearing that he was not informed about.
Karot said he was astonished when he knew that a court was holding a hearing on him, pointing out that he went to the court and found out that the judge had issued an imprisonment sentence against him.
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OPEN LETTER FROM REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS TO THE YEMENI PRESIDENT
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22 May 2012
Republic of Yemen - Sanaa
Paris, 21 May 2012
Dear President Hadi,
Reporters Without Borders, an international organization that defends freedom of information, wishes to inform you of its concerns over the proposed law on private radio and television broadcasting and electronic media, which is due for debate in the near future.
Indeed, several clauses in the bill are at odds with the Yemeni constitution as well as international undertakings signed and ratified by your country.
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Participants rejected the bill as it is a repressive legislation
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Yemen : Freedom Foundation organizes seminar on the audiovisual bill
Sana'a 20 May 2012
Freedom foundation for media freedom, rights and development in Yemen organizes a seminar to discuss the Audiovisual Bill of Yemen,participated by elite of lawyers and senior journalists and media men from broadcasting media, and former journalists' chairman.
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Yemen: Freedom Foundation expresses its deep concern over the trial of AlJazeera TV correspondents
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Sanaa, May 14, 2012
Freedom Foundation for media freedom, rights and development expresses its deep concern over the trial of AlJazeera TV correspondents in Yemen, Ahmed Al-Shalafi and Hamdi Al-Bokari, becauseof their professional working in media.
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Freedom Foundation launches a campaign to postpone discussion of broadcasting media bill and calls for more freedom law
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Sunday, May 13, 2012 :
Freedom Foundation for media freedom, rights and development in Yemen launched yesterday a campaign to stop discussion of the TV, Radio and Internet bill, which the
transitional Government plans to discuss it during the next sessions this month, in which this bill was drafted and rejected during the previous government since it is contains a lot of restrictions on media freedoms .
Freedom Foundation sent a message to the Prime Minister Mohamed Salem Basendwah and to the Minister of Information Ali Alamrani, call on them to postpone the discussion of the bill of broadcasting media, in order to review it and advance its articles to grantee more media freedoms, to accommodate political developments and commensurate with the requirements of the current situation, before it is referred for discussion in the cabinet and then in the House of Representatives.
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On World Press Day, Freedom Foundation demands to end bans on newspapers, release journalists
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Sana’a, 03 May 2012:
Under the banner of (Journalism: Right, Freedom and Responsibility), Freedom Foundation marked on Thursday the World Press Day, demanding the Yemeni authorities to end ban on Al-Ayyam Newspapers, release the journalist Abdul-Elah Haidar, give a higher ceiling of freedoms and end the state monopoly of radio and TV broadcasting.
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Freedom Foundation condemns incitements against Yemeni newspapers
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Sana’a 29 April 2012
Freedom Foundation for media freedom, rights and development in Yemen has condemned incitement campaign against Al-Ahali and Akhbar Alyawm Newspapers by sources that they claimed they affiliate to the military institution.
The sources further accused journalists of cooperation with Al-Qaeda operatives.
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Freedom Foundation condemns attacks against journalists
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Sana’a 28 April 2012
Freedom Foundation for media freedom, rights and development in Yemen has condemned the pursuit of the ournalist Mohmmad Al-Lawzi and the abduction of his son hours after armed men attacked another journalist, Khalid Raweh, director of Al-Jomhoria Newspaper branch in Hodeidah governorate on Thursday, April 26, 2012 .
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