On #Yemeni_Press_Day SADA Organization and the Journalists Syndicate Hold a Hearing Session for Journalists Titled The Absent Justice
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On the evening of Monday, June 9, 2025, the National Organization of Yemeni Media Reporters (SADA), in cooperation with the Yemeni Journalists Syndicate, held a hearing session for a number of journalists — both male and female — who have been subjected to malicious lawsuits, unfair trials, and unjust rulings. The event was organized in solidarity with Yemeni Press Day.
The hearing session, titled **"The Absent Justice,"** aimed to document the testimonies of journalists and their lawyers, and to shed light on their suffering and the serious violations they face — either under legal pretexts or through the exploitation of legal loopholes to prosecute them and fabricate charges.
In his opening remarks, Yusuf Hazeb, head of SADA, welcomed the attendees, congratulated journalists on Yemeni Press Day, and emphasized that defending press freedom and securing justice for the victims is a duty and commitment until journalists obtain their rights and freedom.
Nabil Al-Osabi, a member of the administrative board of the Yemeni Journalists Syndicate, spoke about the state of media freedoms and the violations against journalists amid a climate of impunity. He stressed the importance of a firm international stance against the systematic crimes committed against journalists in Yemen.
Al-Osabi also highlighted the significance of ongoing efforts, in coordination with local and international partners, to pursue and hold accountable those involved in violations against journalists, considering such crimes to be non-subject to the statute of limitations.
Journalists who had faced violations shared their testimonies regarding the unfair trials, unjust sentences, and fabricated charges they were subjected to — including death sentences handed down to some of them. Among them was journalist Abdelkhaleq Amran, who gave his account of the unfair judicial process he and his three colleagues — Akram Al-Walidi, Tawfiq Al-Mansouri, and Harith Hameed — faced, after being sentenced to death by the Houthi group.
Several defense lawyers from different Yemeni provinces explained how the law is manipulated and the illegal procedures that occur during the trials faced by journalists.
Journalists who were arbitrarily detained testified that their trials were merely an extension of torture and served only to justify it. Journalist Abdelkhaleq Amran stated that “the judicial rulings were nothing but religious decrees of death, threatening their very right to life.”
In the session, which was attended by representatives of local and international organizations, journalists gave shocking testimonies about their detention conditions and the psychological and physical torture they endured in prison as a result of fabricated and malicious charges.
Participants in the session called for the immediate release of all abducted and arbitrarily detained journalists in the prisons of the Houthi group and the Southern Transitional Council, and for an end to the prosecution of journalists across all Yemeni governorates, including areas under the internationally recognized government. They held these parties fully responsible for the lives and safety of the journalists.
Several representatives of international and local professional and human rights organizations praised the resilience and struggle of Yemeni journalists amid these systematic violations committed by all parties involved in the conflict.
