Press Freedom? What Press Freedom?

So here I am sitting at home on Spring Break, writing up a report on Yemen, and just as I come to the section on press freedoms in the country […]

by

Gregory Johnsen

December 21, 2010

So here I am sitting at home on Spring Break, writing up a report on Yemen, and just as I come to the section on press freedoms in the country I read this report from Marib Press on how its editor and his camera man were arrested. I particularly like the part where they ask for their quick release, and quote Salih’s recent remarks on press freedom in the country.

Gregory Johnsen

Near East Studies Scholar, Princeton University

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