Yemen
Former editor of online magazine kidnapped and beaPosted Sep 20 2007
Abdel Karim al-Khaiwani, former editor of the online newspaper Al-Shoura in Yemen, was abducted and beaten in Sana'a on August 28. While waiting for a taxi outside the newspaper's offices, al-Khaiwani's abductors forcibly bundled him into a waiting vehicle. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, local journalists suspect that the gunmen are part of the government's security forces.
The gunmen threatened to kill al-Khaiwani and his family if he writes another article that harms Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh or the country's national unity, CPJ sources said. They specifically mentioned an article published by Al-Nedaa on August 16 titled “What's Before the State: A Homeland Behind Bars,” al-Sayed told CPJ. In the article, al-Khaiwani wrote about the unjust status of prisoners, their treatment, and the conditions in the country's jails.
Related links: Al-Shoura newspaper (in Arabic), The Committee to Protect Journalists