CAIRO, June 21, 2011
ANHRI condemned today kidnapping The Yemeni journalist Yahia Al- Thanaya, Correspondent of “ Al-Sahwa net” by a checkpoint. that was after days of his discovering to an air-force base close to San’a changed into a detention that citizens are being detained there arbitrarily, where also has a secret cells they capture them under an anonymous fate.
It is noted that Human Rights situation in Yemen considered to be declining- since the outbreak of demonstrations demanding overthrow the regime and the departure of Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh in last febreuary- specially concerning the topics of press and media freedom, that a large number of Yemeni journalists and media suffered voilence, confiscation and kidnapping attempts in order to be prevented of defaming the repressive practices of the regime.
ANHRI said that “ press and media freedom in Yemen is declining, ince the outbreak of demonstrations demanding overthrow the regime. That journalists are suffering killing, detention, kidnapping in a a daily basis. All of that is under an umbrella of suppression of freedoms and gagging of opinions”.
ANHRI added that “ Yemen should release The Yemeni journalist Yahia Al-Thanaya, As well ANHRI demanding the international community to intensify pressure on the Yemeni authorities to ensure the rights of journalists and media staff”.