YMU condemns YouTube closure of 18 national channels
SANAA, July 19 (YPA) – The Yemeni Media Union (YMU) condemned the closure of 18 national channels by YouTube, considering it a criminal precedent not based on a moral vision aimed at striking freedom of opinion and expression.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the YMU stressed that this intransigence comes within the framework of silencing mouths and silencing free national media platforms against the forces of global arrogance and the US-Saudi-Emirati aggression.
It praised the role of those channels on the YouTube platform, which document in their videos the victories of the Yemeni Army and monitor the giant epics in which the world witnesses the greatness and steadfastness of the Yemeni fighter.
The statement called on all colleagues, media and human rights organizations and institutions concerned with freedom of opinion and expression, rights and freedoms, to show solidarity and denounce the hatred shown by YouTube, which reflects intentions to obscure the cause and grievance of an entire people.
It also called on the national audio-visual and print media, and all media professionals and activists on the communication sites, to move together, in order to reach international public opinion for the grievance of the Yemeni People.
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