Protest rally held in Hadramout against Journalist Bajabir’s arrest

HADRAMOUT, Aug. 06 (YPA) – A protest rally was organized on Wednesday in the city of Al-Shihr of Hadramout province against the ongoing violations of Journalists.

In the rally, a number of human rights and media activists demanded local authorities loyal to the UAE to release Abdul Jabbar Bajabir, editor-in-chief of the Aad TV website and channel, from a prison run by Emirati-backed armed factions in Mukalla city.

The participants held up banners denouncing the restrictions on media freedoms, asserting that Bajabir’s continued detention constitutes a flagrant violation of guaranteed rights.

They called on the local authorities also to assume their legal and moral responsibilities and stop the violations in Hadramout.

Bajabir was kidnapped by UAE-backed factions at the end of last July while passing through the Adwas checkpoint on Aqaba Abdullah Gharib, who was taken to the Criminal Investigation Prison in Mukalla without any charges.

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