Yemen - Houthi rebels continue to target media

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Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels are still persecuting journalists, media outlets and media support institutions eight months after seizing control of the capital, Sanaa, and a large swathe of the country. Their methods include death threats, abduction and looting. The Yemeni Journalists' Syndicate (YJS) has registered no fewer that 67 cases of such methods being used to prevent journalists from doing their work. In one of the latest cases reported by the YJS, Houthi rebel militiamen kidnapped (...)

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