Al-Sahwa [Archives:2005/902/Press Review]
8 Dec.2005
Main headlines
– JMP & independent parliamentary blocs deemed it national wealth squander, Ruling party bloc supports additional corruption of YR451 billion
– In a press conference, Khalid Mishal: We reject Palestinian fratricide, aim at pure democracy
– During meeting Musharaf, Speaker Sheikh al-Ahmar calls on Pakistan to adhere to its nuclear program, Islamic identity and non-normalization
– JMP Higher Council studies political and media movement of the comprehensive reform initiative
– Parliamentarians refuse the President's message on canceling their privileges
– Director of Ibb security refuses prosecution directives
– Hudeidah electricity employees put red badges in prelude to strike
– Taiz Orphan Festival concluded
Columnist Abdulmalik al-Shaibani says in an article there is no doubt that freedom with all of its aspects is a legitimate right guaranteed by heavenly laws and international conventions and agreements. It has become a question taken for granted and a matter recognized by all, even despotic regimes though they do that theoretically.
Media instruments are considered among the most important forums for the realization of freedom and its establishment. How can the human practice his right to freedom of expression without media instruments that are the tools of expression and communicating the idea and the opinion? Moreover, the media play a big role in the positive change and this in particular makes them very much needed in the present age. It is not easy to put together the authority recognition of freedom with its entire syllabus pointed to above while it is monopolizing the biggest audio and visual media forums that have the greatest influence on the public opinion, in addition to many newspapers. All the media instruments must be possessed by the people of Yemen because all of them have been established with their efforts and money.
In addition to that, the writer says the authority enchains and represses freedom of available media of the opposition in manner preventing them from performing their job. The authority also works on narrowing the democratic margin and pursues and punishes newspapers and journalists who do not follow its orbit. Above all that the authority confronts any press law that may be issued.
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