Al-Ayyam and Al-Tajamo’a Tried [Archives:2000/25/Local News]
June 19 2000
On the same day, Hassan Ben Husseinon of Al-Ayyam newspaper stood trial at the primary court of Sirah.
On the other hand, Al-Tajamoa newspaper, mouthpiece if the Yemeni Unionist Congregation is being tried for publishing an article titled ‘from the drawers of the supreme court’
Dr. Abdul Rahman Abdullah, chief editor of Al-Tajamo’a, protested the prosecution’s decision to prohibit publishing the procedures of the trial.
The trial of the above newspapers coincides with more harassment of the press. It is worth mentioning that, Al-Wahdawi and Al-Ommah newspapers are also being tried, while Al-Shoura is still closed.
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