Yemen - Opposition newspaper reporter murdered in northwest

Reporters without borders

Mohammed Shu'i Al-Rabu'i, a correspondent for several news media including the opposition newspaper Al-Qahira, was gunned down on 13 February in the district of Beni Qais (in the governorate of Hajja), 120 km northwest of Sanaa. Those allegedly responsible have already been arrested. “We offer this journalist's colleagues and family our heartfelt condolences,” Reporters Without Borders said. “His murder is an outrage that could have been avoided if the authorities had not been so negligent. His (...)

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