Yemen: a weekly threatened by judicial procedures
Yemen Times reports that "A meeting was held Tuesday August 31st at the headquarters of the Yemeni Journalists Syndicate (YJS) to support Al-Shura Weekly which faces trial that violates constitution. The meeting, attended by prominent politicians and journalists, agreed to support Al-Shura as a symbol of defending journalistic liberties and freedom of expression.
The supporters are expected to march in protest at the probable prison sentence against Abdul-Karim Al-Khiwani, Al-Shura?s editor-in-chief, and other unjust sentences against the newspaper which are damaging to the idea of freedom in Yemen.
Meanwhile, Al-Shura has issued a press statement that included its account of the reasons that prompted the government to sue it and Al-Khiwani. ?Al-Shura has been facing, for several months, a campaign led by great personalities in the authority for its tackling public issues.
Source: Yemen Times through Topix.net
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