A senior ruling family official threatened Nasr Taha Mustafa, the former secretary general of the Yemen Journalist Syndicate, and vowed to make him regret writing against President-for-Life Saleh.... exemplifying the Arab's propensity to combine brutality with incompetence...
Tareq Mohammed Saleh, the head of the Special Forces, and nephew of President Saleh, was not pleased with the writing style of Mustafa and thought that he must be given a direct message.
Hundreds of journalists participated in the protest in support for Mustafa and called on world rights organization to protect the basic rights of Yemeni journalists.
From its side, the Yemen Journalists Syndicate is holding the Ministry of Interior responsible for the safety of Mustafa and called on officials to arrest and punish those who try to limit the authority of media.
Over the last year, journalists are in more danger in Yemen due to their reporting on the situations in country.
Authority have numerous times threatened and attacked journalists over the last month.
Elite Republican Guards also attacked this week Khaled Alsoofi, a local journalist, as they assaulted him and terrified his family.
Rights organizations have condemned the crackdown against journalists and called for transparency and protection of journalists.
Its common in Yemen that journalists are given called by national security forces warning them to stop attacking the government and members of the ruling family.