Accusations of the security services of violating press freedom in Yemen

Re kidnapping incident controversial against journalist Abdel Karim accusations leveled constantly security bodies in Yemen to the limelight, especially with the confirmation Abdul Karim himself that what has happened shows that the state security agencies stand behind it and expected to be increased next worst Syndicate the security authorities as accomplices in the crime dubbed kidnapping, assault, especially after hurrying security authorities to deny kidnapping incident against Abdul Karim last Monday in the heart of the capital Sanaa, at the sight of journalists and citizens who were near the place and came this incident and accusations of the security services to return focus on the black list of violators of press freedom in Yemen, the National Security Service, Ministry of Interior, a political security, and the moral and political guidance of the armed forces and, finally, the Ministry of Information as the "journalists unrestricted Yemeni" The organization stated that the total cases of violations against journalists Yemen in 2005 and 2006 and the first half of 2007, amounted to 345 cases, prevent the spread between the issuing and printing of newspapers and withholding websites and drew Organization observers consider that the list contained the names of the declared government bodies, and also persons who stand at the top, who are accused of committing violations Organization the premeditation and monitor, considering an invitation to publish their names removed from office and slander of enemies of the press and deter others

In a comment on what was in the black list said Abdul Malik chief editor website of the ruling party, "Congress Net" that no one denies the existence of abuses could affect journalists, either by the security services, or others, but that does not reach some extent that is amplified by before the journalists unrestricted

He said in a statement that the report published by the organization had focused on security services in particular, at the same time shrugged violations and abuses involving journalists by individuals or other institutions, including the parties in the forefront of opposition parties

He questioned the credibility of the work of journalists and other unrestricted and author, al fhede"said that control orientations partisan opposition to the work of many organizations in Yemen is also one of its drawbacks, which weakens the credibility of the statements made by these organizations, which must act as a mediator to create cooperative relations between the press and organs of the State, rather than to convert to fuse to ignite the differences in pointed contrast agent Syndicate Saeed Thabet Saeed that the black list announced by the independent press freedoms, and stated, "We are very concerned, because each institution and its own organization and added" The completion of the issue size violators of press freedom in Yemen need to be more careful, more accurate, and therefore when we diagnose cases of people may be merely implementing policies often unfair and the truth, and this list belong to their owners, and for us, we do not agree absolutely with the union regarding statements indicating the commission security quarters cases of assault and violation of journalists Thabet said, "We are talking about institutions and organs of persons who do not speak their names, as stated know that the existing names, and may be as persons are far from the cases of violations, but if we as an example of political security and the institution, it really has violated many freedoms, as well as national security and other security institutions and pointed out that the Interior Minister Major General Rashad Al-Eleimi interact with them in many of the issues and incidents, saying it was not issued by an attack on journalists, but as institutions and organs may be already are violating journalists and freedoms