The training workshop on \u201cLegal\nMechanisms for Defending Media Freedom Issues in Yemen\u201d began yesterday , in which a number of male\nand female lawyers defending journalists are participating. It is implemented\nby the Studies and Economic Media Center (SEMC) in partnership with the Dutch\nEmbassy in Yemen. The trainer, Ehab Salam, is delivering the training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the opening of the workshop,\nthe head of SEMC, Mustafa Nasr, stressed the importance of cooperation between\nlawyers and journalists and their common\ngoals to defend rights, freedoms and ordinary people, and to bring justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nasser stressed the importance of\nrole of the journalist finding out the truth and expressing his opinion freely\n, adding that this can\u2019t be done unless journalist has legal backing, hence the\nrole of defenders of journalists is crucial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For his part, the official of\ndevelopment programs at the Dutch embassy, Akram Alak-haly, said that the\nembassy was interested in supporting programs aimed at defending rights and\nfreedoms in Yemen, pointing to the importance of this qualitative program,\nwhich meets an urgent need of media freedoms and the right to expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alak-haly affirmed that the\nembassy seeks, through the program, to support media freedoms in Yemen,\npointing to the important activities included in the program, while ensuring\nthat there is a role for female journalists and lawyers within the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SEMC executive director Mohammed\nIsmail, reviewed what the training\nreceived by male and female lawyers from \u201cLawyers to Defend Journalists\u201d bloc,\nwho will provide the legal support to\njournalists really in need for legal defending services in media and publishing\nissues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The trainees, during the next\nphase, will be providing free legal\nsupport to journalists to ensure fair trials for them, and to defend their\nrights in line with the constitutional principles guaranteeing freedom of\nexpression and international standards for media freedom, as well as contributing\nto the improvement of media legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For his part, the expert trainer,\nIhab Salam, reviewed the axes of the training workshop , which will last for\nfive days and discuss all topics of freedom of expression, such as the\ninternational conventions guaranteeing freedom of expression, local legislation\nand the prohibitions of media publishing, intellectual property, others issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He pointed out that training a\ngroup of Yemeni male and female lawyers defending journalists is an important\nstep in transferring knowledge to a broader segment of lawyers and human rights\ndefenders in Yemen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The training workshop is part of\nthe Project to Strengthen Media Freedom in Yemen<\/p>\n\n\n\n
that is implemented by SEMC in\npartnership with the Dutch Embassy in Yemen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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