The Yemeni Journalists Syndicate (YJS) has documented 20 violations of press freedom in the country between 1 January and 31 March 2022, ranging from arbitrary detentions to physical assaults and threats. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its Yemeni affiliate in condemning the systematic violence against media workers by warring parties in Yemen and urges the authorities to take urgent steps to guarantee journalists safety.
ALBAWABA - A Yemeni journalist was killed in action as he was covering the war between the Coalition-led partners and the Houthis in the Hejja Province
A journalist was killed, late Sunday, while covering clashes between Yemeni government forces and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in north-western Yemen, Anadolu News Agency reports. Mervan Yusuf died.