After weeks of violent aggression against Yemeni journalists, the International Federation of Journalists (IFS) issued a statement in which it calls on the government to take immediate action to protect the all members of the media, as to preserve freedom of expression and lay waste a system which bases itself on the repression and oppression.
Since October over a dozen acts of retribution against journalists have been reported and registered by IFS, a trend which is deeply troublesome, given the efforts with which revolutionaries and activist have put in since 2011 to promote a strong and independent Yemeni press.
"We stand in solidarity with our colleagues in Yemen to demand that the relevant authorities do everything in their power to increase protection for the safety and freedom of the country's journalists and media personnel," said IFJ President Jim Boumelha. 

He added, "These blatant and brutal acts of violence are clear attempts to intimidate the country's media and undermine press freedom and they cannot be tolerated. Regardless of political opinion, the right to freedom of expression and media safety must be upheld.
IFS which has worked in collaboration with Yemeni rights activists as to promote stronger and fairer media body has confirmed it will participate in a national conference in Sana’a, the capital, on media safety. Moreover, IFS will sponsor a three-day workshop focusing on security training for journalists.
Following are the violations IFS recorded against Yemen press, as per IFS data. It is important to note that it is likely many more infractions went unreported for fear of reprisals or lack of awareness.
-February 6, 2014: Journalist Fatek Al Radini, who works for the Saba news agency, was attacked and beaten by four people driving two cars while returning to his home.
-February 5, 2014: Unidentified gunmen attacked the delivery bus of the Akhbar Al Youm newspaper in the city of Aden at 6am on Wednesday, 5 February. The gunmen forced the newspaper distributor and the bus driver to leave the bus and then drove away in it. 
- February 3, 2014: the Journalist Mohammed Al Alfi in Yemen News Agency (SABA) was wounded in the head when attacked by one of the soldiers with the back of his arm, in the capital Sana’a.
- January 1, 2014: The newspaper distributor of Al Thawry newspaper Saddam Alsamey was detained by the security forces of Al Sabine zone for a period of three days.
- December 4, 2013: A correspondent of media economic magazine Abdulsalam Al Ghubary was assaulted with batons and kicking feet by police riot while photographing motorcyclists’ demonstration in City Mart.
-December 3, 2013: the female correspondent of Al Massira, Saraa Al Shahary was attacked and kidnapped while driving in the capital she has been subject to torture and thrown in the next day in an area near the airport in Sana'a after emptying her car and stealing her personal purse.

- November 30, 2013: the European Agency photographer for News Photo Yahya Aarab was violently beaten and his professional camera was confiscated by members of the security forces while covering a protest for motorcycles owners.
- November 27, 2013: the editor of the Al wahdawi newspaper Ahmad Alajabiha was kidnapped and his teammate Jamal Junaid (who was able to escape) in front of the President’s home by an armed gang driving a Sonata taxi with plate number 1525, their two laptops and phones were stolen.
- November 20, 2013: a car explosion in the Yemeni capital Sana’a has seriously wounded the well-known journalist Mohammed Al Imad, the assassination attempt was clear.
- November 20, 2013: two unknown persons set fire to the warehouse of Al Oulaye and Al Sharea newspaper, at the bottom of the newspapers headquarters, at a time when all members of the crew journalist and administration were in their offices. Eyewitnesses said two masked men poured burning materials from under the door of the warehouse, and set the fire, causing the spread of the flame into the store and burning the outer half of it, they were able to extinguish the fire with the help of the young people in the neighbourhood.
November 10, 2013: the National Security of Sanaa’ Airport has held the colleague Adel Abdul Al Moughani since four o'clock in the morning as he returned from participating in the session of the International Centre for Journalists in Morocco on cross-country investigative reporting, and this is the second detention of Abdul Al Moughani by the National Security of Sanaa’ Airport, he was also detained last September while returning from the International Centre for journalists workshop in Morocco.
- November 5, 2013: a group of gunmen kidnapped the delivery bus of Akhbar El Youm newspaper and have severely beaten the 2 distributors with rifle butts, according to Akhbar Al Youm communiqué, the gunmen took the bus and all copies allocated to the province of Aden and more than million riyals cash.
- October 17, 2013: the colleague Aref Abma was aggressively beaten by unidentified gunmen and caused the dislocation in his right shoulder and bruises on his body, he was then transferred to a hospital in the capital.
- October 5, 2013: the distributors of Akhbar El Youm were attacked by masked gunmen in Aden's Sheik Osman area. The gunmen opened fire on the two media workers in the bus, shooting one of them in the foot and abducting the other. The gunmen burned the bus and copies of the Akhbar el Youm and Yemen Fox Arabic newspapers dedicated to Aden, this attack came two days only after similar attack on Akhbar al Youn delivery van, were a group of gunmen driving a salon car with hidden numbers stopped the van and stole the amount estimated at more than 800 thousand YR.