Journalist Support Committee in London Holds Symposium on Aggression against Yemen

The Journalist Support Committee in London today held a symposium at the Arab and Oriental Studies University of Sawas entitled “Media Blackout on the Press” which lost all the standards and laws that protect freedom for the press and journalists

Dr. Judith Barwan, former director of the Sana’a Welfare Organization, spoke about the seriousness of the Yemeni situation in light of the deliberated British media blackout according to the country’s policy. Most newspapers did not criticize the sale of arms, except in the Guardian and the Observer, which demanded not to sell weapons to regimes that do not have ethics and respect for human rights

She continued as saying, the voice of the Saudi army spokesman was heard in the newspapers as if he was in Yemen to save its people while the voice of the Yemeni people was reflected across the children as victims

For his part, Dr. Marcus Papadopoulos criticized the British media and said that this meeting or symposium has not been held if the British media has done its mission to cover the disaster in Yemen. He added that British media made the war in Syria dim and this proves that it was in full compliance with the policy of the country

He added that the British media does not respect the standards of integrity and transparency of the press, and stressed on the importance of providing the support to the Yemeni people, who are killed every day for three years, and work more inclusive to prevent the sale of British weapons to the Saudi regime

Source: Al Masirah Website