Eritrea Released Yemeni Fishermen [Archives:2000/01/Local News]

Eight Yemeni fishermen were released Monday 27, 1999 after 3 years in custody in Eritrea for fishing in disputed regional waters. Upon arrival in Yemen, the fishermen said that they were brutally treated. In addition, all their belongings were confiscated. They added that the Yemen Embassy in Eritrea did not knew about their imprisonment until two months before their release, despite the fact that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was informed many times about the event by the families of the fishermen. They also urged the Yemeni government to put pressure on Eritrea to compensate them for their losses and poor treatment and also to free the remaining Yemeni prisoners in the Eritrean prisons.

In another development, three Yemeni fishermen were shot to death at sea while fishing. This incident happened after the international arbitration between Yemen and Eritrea had granted fishermen from both countries the right to fish in the area.

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