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Since the outbreak of the war in Yemen in 2015, local and international organizations have documented the killing of 49 Yemeni journalists until 2023. It is unfortunate that journalists who provide the public with information have been systematically targeted and professionally assassinated. The “For the Truth” project launched by the Free Media Center for Investigative Journalism reveals this by documenting and monitoring the details of nine cases related to the lives of 12 journalists who were killed in various ways.

 The Free Media Center for Investigative Journalism team has reformulated the four reports:

First: Black Market Killers

The Narrative of the Assassination of Yemeni Investigative Journalism Pioneer Mohammed Abdo Al-Absi: We have reached a set of indicators that indicate that the Houthis are behind this assassination, which was carried out using poison. To learn more, you can download the report in Arabic and English from here

Second: “The Remnants of Truth”

Details of what happened to the media professionals of Al-Hodeidah Governorate, and messages targeting their colleagues with explosive devices In the assassination of journalist Rasha Al-Harazi with an explosive device, and the similar crime that targeted journalist Saber Al-Haidari, in a similar crime, the investigation team reached indications and evidence that the Houthis were behind the two operations. It appears that the targeting was an extension of the pursuit of a group of media professionals from Al-Hodeidah Governorate in the west of the country. Details of the two incidents in an in-depth report in Arabic and English, which can be downloaded from here

Third: “The Last Pictures of Fire”

About the killing of five photojournalists by Ansar Allah (Houthis) fire in Taiz Governorate, central Yemen, while covering the events.  The Free Media Center for Investigative Journalism documented the killing of five photojournalists in the Yemeni governorate of Taiz during the war years. The center formed a special team to study and track three attacks that resulted in the killing of five photojournalists, at different times between February 2016 and January 2018. Photojournalist Ahmed Al-Shaibani was the first photojournalist to be killed by a sniper’s bullet in the Yemeni governorate of Taiz. His colleague’s lens documented the targeting scene, while Al-Shaibani was trying to flee to a safe place away from the danger of clashes, on February 16, 2016. Details in the report can be accessed here

Fourth: “Assassination by bullets”

In the assassinations of activist Amjad Abdulrahman and photographer Nabil Al-Qaiti, responsibility lies with the Southern Transitional Council, which effectively controls Aden Governorate and has influence on the ground and in government institutions. The information we have gathered indicates that the leader of the Security Belt, Imam al-Nubi, and his militants from Camp 20, are responsible for the assassination of activist Amjad Abdulrahman. This information highlights how military affiliations can lead to serious human rights violations. Details are in this report and can be accessed here

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“For the Truth”: A renewable project idea working to seek justice for crimes against journalists. The project consists in its second phase of a series of investigations into cases in which a journalist was killed for doing his job. The aim of these investigations is to bring facts and information in the context of the killings, in order to bring these cases back to the forefront, paving the way for the pursuit of justice and accountability. “For the Truth” is a collaborative initiative implemented by the Center for Free Media, with the support of the DT Institute. committee to Protect Journalists, as well as representatives of partner member organizations.

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