Lahij Governorate

Committee against torture REVIEWS REPORT OF YEMEN

Dinsdag 3 november 2009 | United Nations (UN) ] The Committee against Torture this morning considered the second periodic report of Yemen on the efforts of that country to give effect to the provisions of the Convention against...

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Al Jazeera journalists harassed and threatened over coverage of sout..

Dinsdag 28 juli 2009 | Reporters Without Borders ] Reporters Without Borders condemns Yemen's harassment and denigration of the Qatar-based satellite TV station Al Jazeera, branded by the authorities as the "enemy of a united...

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Hundreds arrested in south Yemen on civil war anniversary

SANAA, Jul 07, 2009 (AFP) - Yemeni police arrested hundreds of separatist activists in the southern city of Aden on Tuesday, as they stifled efforts to mark the 15th anniversary of the end of the civil war, witnesses said. Four...

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Yemeni ex-ambassador accused of leading separatist protests

SANAA, Jun 09, 2009 (AFP) - A court trying a former Yemeni ambassador for urging the secession of the country's south heard evidence on Tuesday that the defendant was leading separatist demonstrations, court documents showed....

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More Dead in Southern Yemen Clashes

Clashes on Monday between protesters and local security forces in southern Yemen have left at least two people dead. Reports from Yemen give conflicting information on what took place in the incident in Radfan, Lahij province....

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Four killed in Yemen clashes

Four Yemenis, including a policeman, were killed and 13 others wounded in two days of clashes between police and anti-government protesters in southern Yemen, medics and witnesses said. The deaths bring the toll of Yemenis...

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Yemen: Government to Launch Bill Restricting Opposition Moves

Sana'a, Asharq Al-Awsat- The Yemeni authorities announced that they intend to enact a law criminalizing any action that "harms the national unity" of the country. The announcement comes amid escalating

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