Violations Cases Against Media in Yemen In August 2022

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 August, MFO recorded 8 violation cases from different governorates such as Aden, Ma’reb, Lahj & Taiz, and the violations varied from 3 cases of detention into one of arrest, one of assault, two cases of threat and one case of hacking a journalist’s Facebook page. Also, the report pointed at the parties who committed the violations against journalists, which the Yemeni government committed 4 violation cases, another recorded against anonymous, and 3 cases practised by influential.

 

 

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.