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| Arabia |
| Armed men continue control of major newspaper in Sana'a |
| 2012-03-02 |
| [Yemen Post] Dozens of gunnies loyal to the ousted President President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it... have been continuing their control on the state-run Al-Thwara Newspaper since the early of February. The gunnies imposed a siege on the newspaper after an image of Saleh was taken out by the editorial board that aligned with Yemen's populist revolt. For 33 years, a small photograph of President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ran every day on the top left corner of the front page of al-Thawra. Now the photo of Saleh was removed a day after the election of Hadi, but the gunnies still surround the headquarters of the paper. For its part, the Yemeni Information Ministry affirmed that the newspaper are still run by armed gangs that are affiliated with political and security authorities that are still loyal to Saleh. Sources of the Information Ministry said that most journalists and editors are not able to access to the newspaper, pointing out that its content does not respect the reconciliation agreement reached between Yemenis. Meanwhile, ...back at the hoedown, Bob finally got to dance with Sally... the Yemeni Journalist Syndicate called President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi to immediately remove the gunnies and unleash the newspaper. Yemeni journalists held a meeting at the headquarters of YJS on Wednesday, demanding the Interior Ministry to immediately end the siege, arrest the gunnies and bring them to justice. They further held the interim government responsible for protecting journalists of the newspaper. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Yemeni authorities to end an ongoing siege at the offices of a daily newspaper and ensure the protection of journalists and their equipment. |
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