Yemen - Authorities block news coverage to get Yemen off international community's agenda

Reporters without borders

As in Syria and Bahrain, it is become increasingly difficult for both the national and international media to cover the protests in Yemen and the methods used by the government to crack down on the protests. The constant press freedom violations take a variety of often complex or veiled forms including abductions of journalists, murder attempts, arrests, expulsions, confiscation of newspapers, and threats and attacks on media offices. “Amid the chaos in Yemen, the authorities see control of (...)

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