Violations Cases Against Media in Yemen In Dec 2021

MFO in Yemen posted the monthly report “infographic” about the media freedom situation and what the journalists and media outlets face of abusive practices.

Last December, MFO recorded 8 violation cases ranging from 3 cases of injury to 1 case of arrest, one case of threat and one case of 3 journalists’ prosecution. The violations committed in Ma’reb and Hadramout of 4 cases per each.

Also, the report pointed at the parties who committed the violations against journalists, which Houthi group committed 4 violation cases and by Yemeni government too.

The Media Freedoms Observatory in Yemen is a monitoring and information platform aimed to disseminate all matters relating to freedom of opinion and expression in various regions of Yemen in a professional and independent manner, including the analyzing and advocating for journalists’ issues at the local and international levels.