Amnesty award winning Yemeni journalist Abdul Kareem al Khaiwani has been sentenced to six years imprisonment for ‘disseminating pro-rebel propaganda’, despite receiving a pardon from the president in September last year.
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Al Khaiwani sentenced by appeal court, despite presidential pardon
Amnesty award winning Yemeni journalist Abdul Kareem al Khaiwani has been sentenced to six years imprisonment for ‘disseminating pro-rebel propaganda’, despite receiving a pardon from the president in September last year. Read more here
27 Jan 09
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