Yemeni journalist sentenced to 6 years in prison
| Start date | 17 Jun 2008 |
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| Close date | 26 Sep 2008 |
| Update date | 26 Sep 2008 |
The recipient of Amnesty's 2008 Special Award for Human Rights Journalism under Threat, Yemeni journalist Abdul Karim al-Khaiwani, has been sentenced to 6 years in prison. Amnesty believes he has been imprisoned as a result of his professional activities as a journalist and peaceful criticism of government policies.
Please send the appeal letter below to the Yemeni authorities calling for Abdul karim al-khaiwani's immediate release.
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Update September 2008: Al-Khaiwani is free at last Great news! Al-Khaiwani has been released after serving less than four months of his six-year sentence. He was issued a presidential pardon. Read more about Al-Khaiwani's release |
Read more about Abdul Karim al-Khaiwani's case and his Amnesty media award, see our messages of solidarity on Amnesty Blogs and watch an interview between British journalist Alan Johnston and Abdul Karim al-Khaiwani on our dedicated page
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