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| Title | Cartoonist still held despite court's release order |
| Publisher | Reporters Without Borders |
| Country | Yemen |
| Publication Date | 29 September 2010 |
| Cite as | Reporters Without Borders, Cartoonist still held despite court's release order, 29 September 2010, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4ca989bf1e.html [accessed 31 May 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Cartoonist still held despite court's release order
Reporters Without Borders urges the authorities to immediately free cartoonist Kamal Sharaf, who is still being held despite a ruling by a special state security court on 22 September ordering his release.
The press freedom organisation also calls for the release of reporter Abdul Ilah Haydar Shae although the same state security court ruled on 22 September that he should be held for another 30 days to continue the investigation into his alleged Al-Qaeda links (http://en.rsf.org/yemen-one-journalist-has-detention-23-09-2010,38427.html).
The illegal way these two journalists were arrested and the arbitrary prolongation of their detention has reinforced fears about the future of media freedom in Yemen. The fighting in the north of the country and the efforts to combat terrorism do not justify such practices.
Topics: Freedom of speech, Freedom of information, Freedom of expression,
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