Sana'a:The Yemeni Media Union has expressed strong condemnation over the wounding of two cameramen from Al-Masirah channel, Ahmed Ibrahim Jahaf and Abbas Abdullah Jahaf. The incident occurred during an airstrike by Saudi forces targeting civilian homes in the village of Al-Shariyah, located in the Bani Hushaysh district of Sana'a Governorate. The cameramen were engaged in their professional and humanitarian duty, documenting the aftermath of the attack and the conditions of the victims when they were injured.
According to Yemen News Agency, the Yemeni Media Union emphasized that targeting journalists or exposing them to danger while performing their professional responsibilities is a violation of their right to report the truth and document events and abuses. The Union stated that such acts represent an assault on the freedom of journalistic work and breach the rules and principles designed to protect journalists and media personnel during wars and conflicts.
The statement from the Union, as received by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), underscores the importance of safeguarding journalists' rights to ensure the continued documentation of critical events and the dissemination of information amid ongoing conflicts.
