Good news from Yemen
March 23rd, 2005 at 12:22 pm by Preston Taylor HolmesYou don’t hear that phrase thrown around very often.
Jane from Armies of Liberation reports that imprisoned journalist Abdul-Karim Al-Khaiwani has been granted presidential amnesty.
SANA’A- President Ali Abdullah Saleh declared amnesty to Abdul-Karim Al-Khaiwani, editor-in-chief of Al-Shoura Newspaper, a day after a Sana’a appeal court confirmed the primary court verdict.
Judge Hamoud Al-Hitar, chairman of the theological dialogue committee, announced the presidential amnesty today after a meeting for his committee chaired by the president of the republic.
Kudos to Jane for undoubtedly contributing to Al-Khaiwani’s release. Could this actually be a sign of a growing free press in Yemen?
On a side note, happy 1-yr-old blogbirthday to Armies of Liberation!
March 23rd, 2005 at 2:38 pm
someone else will be celebrating a 1st blogbirthday soon……