As a consequence of the fighting between the Houthis, the Yemeni government forces supported by the Saudi led-coalition and al-Qaida, 35 journalists have died in Yemen since 2011, 8 of whom have been killed in 2018. In addition, since 53 kidnapping or arresting of journalists are recorded since 2011, mostly perpetrated by the Houthis and...

Yemeni journalist Zaki al-Saqaldi, newspaper reporter for AlMasdar press and publishing house, was assassinated by unidentified gunmen on Friday 8 October in front of his house in Dhale city. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its Yemeni affiliate, the Yemeni Journalist Syndicate, in strongly condemning the killing and in...