Statement on the occupation of al-Shura
al-shoura.net: Statement by the Civil Society Organizations and civil activists on the occupation of the Shura Newspaper office (issued 7/11/05)
The Yemeni political, and party spheres were saddened by the attack on the Shura newspaper office this morning.The newspaper is issued by the Union of Popular Forces opposition party and member of the joined meeting parties after the Union’s main office was attacked on 14/5/05 following a series of threats against the opposition by leaders in power. This urged the security forces to act upon the opposition and all those possessing opinions not conforming to ruling leaders and party. In an atmosphere of terror and violence dominating this political period against the opposition and opinions, the death penalty against Yahya Hussein Al Dailami and imprisonment of his colleague Mohammed Miftah through an illegal court and arresting thousands of citizens and children in prisons without any legal warranty as well as using charges of treason and others against those of opinion are all horrifying details of this.
We condemn the occupation of the Shura newspaper that is issued by the Union of Popular Forces and confirm that continuing these current ruling policies will draw a horrible end to the country. We call all free citizens headed by the Civil Society organizations and society activists to condemn these irresponsible policies and call for political reform that will save the country from the current general chaos.
Signed:
Democratic Social Forum
Sisters Forum
Information and Rehabilitation Center
Yemeni center for Monitoring Human Rights
Political Development Forum
Aswan center for Studies
Jarallah Omar Intellectual Forum
National Agency for protecting Rights and Freedoms (Hud)
“Leave the Power” movement
Female Journalists Forum (Legal Hotline)
Lawyers Syndicate (Sana’a Branch/ freedoms and rights)
Yemeni Organizations for defending Rights and Freedoms
Center for Freedoms and Cultural Studies
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