Yemeni editor jailed

10 Jun 2008 | Middle East and North Africa, News and features

Abdul Karim al Khaiwani, former editor of now blocked website al-Shora.net, has been sentenced to six years in jail for distributing publications allegedly calling for solidarity with Houthi rebels in the south of the country. Mr al Khaiwani had been due to travel to London next week to attend the Amnesty Media awards, in which he was shortlisted for the Special Award For Human Rights Journalism Under Threat.

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