Belqees Satellite Channel mourns the death of our correspondent in Aden city, the journalist Adeeb al-Janani, who was fatally injured in the terrorist attack targeting Aden international airport.

The martyrdom of our colleague, the journalist Adeeb al-Janani, is a great loss to the Belqees Channel and to Yemeni journalism. He was an example of a professional journalist who was committed to truth and credibility.

The journalist al-Janani worked for three years as a correspondent in Aden governorate and he was a voice of truth.

The colleague al-Janani was exposed to various forms of harassment and he was chased by the forces loyal to the Southern Transitional Council supported by the UAE. However, he continued to work after the STC closed the Belqees TV office and prevented the staff from carrying out their work and covering the events in the city.

We are mourning our colleagues in the field, and at the same time we denounce the level of risk our journalist colleagues face, who become a target of all warring parties in the country.

We demand all international, regional, and local human rights and journalism organizations to stand beside Yemeni journalists and criminalize the targeting of journalists under any pretext.

We note that we, in Belqees Channel, pay a heavy price, the spirits of our colleagues working in the field. Our colleague Adeeb al-Janani is the fourth loss of some of our best colleagues working in Yemen.

We already lost three journalist colleagues. Our colleague Abdullah al-Qadri was martyred in Houthi militia shelling in Marib governorate on 13 April 2018. The channel photographer Mohammed al-Qadasi was martyred in a Houthi missile bombing before the killing of al-Qadri in an area of al-Ma’afer district in Taiz on 22 January of the same year. Moreover, our correspondent Abdullah Qabil in Dhamar, along with his colleague Youssef al-Ayzari, was martyred after the militia used them as human shields in the Saudi-led coalition airstrikes targeting the governorate.

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A civilian was subjected to brutal torture in one of the Houthi prisons in Ibb governorate, coinciding with the injury of another civilian in al-Mashna district.

Informed sources said Fahim Moqbel al-Shihab was exposed to torture in Houthi prisons in al-Udayn district in order to extract confessions.

The sources revealed brutal and horrific torture committed in prisons run by the Houthi group, including a prison loyal to the administration of al-Udayn district led by Shakir al-Shabibi, known as Abu Bashar.   

In another incident, the civilian Khaled al-Abitari was injured by the Houthi group in al-Mashna district, after storming a house and terrorizing children and women.

Eyewitnesses said the Houthi group injured al-Abitari under the pretext of searching of wanted fugitives.   

Moreover, there was widespread condemnation of the killing of Ahlam al-Ashari, a mother of four children, at the hands of Houthi armed men in Ibb governorate.

Activists on social media circulated pictures showing her mourning children who lay their heads on their mother’s body after her death.

The activists said the crime reveals the cruelty of the Houthis and their inhumane acts and crimes against civilians. The activists demanded the UN and international human rights organizations to condemn the crime and put pressure so that the perpetrators will be held accountable

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(23, December,2020), Recession and closure of entertainment clubs like snooker and billiard clubs: “The situation for Yemenis is unbearable. The citizen’s concern is only how to get money to feed his family, instead of spending money for entertainment, “said Mohammed al-Hubaishi, a billiard club owner in Ibb.

(24, December,2020), local sources revealed the missing of 7 fishermen in al-Khawkha district, south of Hodeidah governorate.

(24, December,2020), After 13 years of working as a pilot, Mahdi Al-aidarous, is working in carrying stones and heavy loads in Taiz governorate. Dozens of Al-aidarous’ colleagues in the Air Force live in harsh conditions amid the ongoing conflict and after the Air Force bases were shelled.

(23, December,2020), Strong condemnation of the heinous crime committed by Houthis against a mother of 4 children. Children whining and crying after their mother was killed at the hands of members of al-Udayn security loyal to the Houthi group who stormed their house on Thursday at dawn.

(23, December,2020), Local sources said a 13-year-old child, Riyadh Fadhl, was shot in the head by a Houthi sniper as he was returning to his house in Ghol al-Sakl village in al-Baydha governorate.

(28, December,2020), The number of victims of marine mines in the Red Sea has escalated, where 237 mines planted by the Houthi group were found along the Yemen coastline.

(28, December,2020), Houthi violations against women in Sana’a continue, and they attempted to shut down the Yemeni Women’s Union and the Business Women club on the pretext of mixing of men and women.

(28, December,2020), Houthi levies increase the burden on vendors: “The state changed and the war erupted, and we struggle to feed our families until Houthis come to share with us the morsel we extract from them with difficulty and fatigue, “said Abu Ahmed, a vendor in Sana’a. He—like many other vendors— suffers from the levies the Houthi group impose in the name of ‘war effort, hygiene, improvements and supporting Houthi fighters’

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(17, December,2020), Two civilians were killed as a result of Houthi shelling and the explosion of a Houthi landmine in Marais district in al-Dalea governorate.

(17, December,2020), The Security Belt forces loyal to the Transitional Council, supported by the UAE, executed a civilian from Taiz governorate in one of its camps in the interim capital of Aden.

(17, December,2020), Local sources said members of the Security Belt summoned Mohammed al-Sabri to interrogate him over a dispute between him and a chicken seller; however, he returned as a lifeless body.

(19, December,2020), For the third week in a row, civilians in Hadhramout have held a protest condemning the deterioration of the economic situation and demanding the legitimate government to return to Yemen and perform their duties inside the country.

(21, December,2020), Civilians in Taiz city sign a 400-meter-long petition to repair Haijat al-Abed road, the only connection into Taiz, and to lift the siege on the city.

(21, December,2020), Dozens of civilians in Aden protested to denounce the theft of about 35 vehicles and YR 230 million from al-Nasr Car Showroom in Sheik Othman district by forces loyal to the Security Belt. They also abducted a number of employees.

(22, December,2020), Students continue to be taught in six temporary schools made of straw in Midi in Hajjah governorate. These schools were

built as alternatives to the destroyed schools, however, they are still lacking educational supplies, school textbooks, and teaching staff

(22, December,2020), The surgical separation of Siamese twins who were born on 17 December in al-Sabeen hospital in Sana’a is delayed as a result of the Houthis’ refusal of a UN request to move the conjoined twins outside Yemen. The deterioration of the health system puts the twins’ lives in danger.

(22, December,2020), Two civilians were killed after artillery shelling hit a residential neighborhood in the east of Taiz city.

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(9, December,2020), The continuous deprecation of the local currency and money transfer fees of 50% have raised the prices of basic foods, and many people demand to export oil and gas to mitigate this crisis.

(10, December,2020), Watch: Woman who lost 10 members of her family at the hands of Houthi group in Taiz governorate. The Houthis have turned al-Shaqab village into a minefield throughout the year

(11, December,2020), War has a negative impact, where most of whom are living in very dire circumstances. Ahlam, 30 years old, started her small project with her sisters to support their family. Their 60-year-old father who worked in the public sector had his salary cut and his health has deteriorated.

(12, December,2020), A child and his father were killed and others injured by Houthi group shelling targeting Al-Ahly Club Stadium, east Taiz city.

(12, December,2020), Mass angry march in Taiz city protesting the deterioration of the economic situation and deprecation of the local currency.

(13, December,2020), Van drivers in al-Mukalla city condemned the illegal practices and favoritism by the owners and officials of the transportation offices.

(15, December,2020), Renewed fighting in Hodeidah governorate during recent weeks has caused a new wave of displacement to al-Khawkah city, south of Hodeidah governorate.

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(3, December,2020), Marwa al-Baiti was doused with gasoline and set on fire by her husband in front of her children in al-Mukalla governorate. Al-Baiti, 22 years old and a mother of two children, was punished by violence and killed at the hands of her husband.

(4, December,2020), Abducted journalists endure physical and psychological torture amid government neglect. The health of Tawfiq al-Mansouri, a journalist detained since 2015, has been deteriorating in a prison run by the Houthi group amid medical neglect.

(4, December,2020), A number of workers in Thabet Brothers factory were killed and injured in by Houthi missile attack in Hodeidah governorate.

(5, December,2020), The number of employees who were killed and injured in the Houthi attack on Thabet Brothers factory in Hodeidah governorate has risen to 16.

(5, December,2020), The Yemeni Women’s Union in al-Mukalla held a protest to denounce the increasing violence against women and to demand penalties to be introduced against the perpetrators. Four women were killed as a result of beating and torture in one week.

(6, December,2020), The commercial stores closed and armed men circulated in al-Dalea city after unidentified armed men killed the dean of the Education College, Khaled al-Humaidi.

(6, December,2020), Belqees TV correspondent: 10-year-old child, Badi Maher, died from injuries caused by the shrapnel of a missile fired by the Houthi group on a residential neighborhood in north Taiz city.

(6, December,2020), Medical errors have increased recently in various governorates, especially in areas controlled by the Houthi group. The family of Yarmouk Saree, who died as a result of a medical error.

(6, December,2020), civilians in Sana’a demanded Houthi authorities to intervene and form a committee to investigate his death.

(7, December,2020), The Houthi group launched intense missile attacks on Al-Sha’afa village in Jabal Morad district, south of Marib governorate. Eye witnesses said the Katyusha rockets set fire to a civilian’s house but there were no casualties.

(8, December,2020), Journalist Wael Sharha wins the Bronze Award and journalist Mohammed al-Hassani wins the award for Best Arab Investigation of COVID19 in the ARIJ annual awards, which honor Arab journalists in 2020.

(8, December,2020), A 50-year-old woman, Alema Qaed, was killed when a landmine planted by the Houthi group exploded as she was herding sheep close to her house in al-Modam district, south Taiz governorate.

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Yemeni teacher Khaled Najeeb finds himself in the street with no income after the Saudi-Emirate coalition announced war on innocent Yemeni civilians.After a year and a half of the war, the Yemeni government decided to move the Yemeni Central Bank from Sana’a, which is controlled by the Houthi group, to Aden, the interim capital.

The salaries of about a million and a half public employees have been cut, who together support about five million people.Najeeb is one of those employees whose salary was cut and who was forced to search for another job to support his family of seven.

Najeeb said he searched for a long time for work to protect his family’s dignity after he lost his main income, saying that he couldn’t find any work except in a bakery. However, their living conditions have deteriorated amid the ongoing conflict. Poverty in Yemen jumped from 47 percent of the population living below the poverty line in 2014 to 75 percent by the end of 2019.

“If the fighting continues through 2022, Yemen will rank as the poorest country in the world, with 79 percent of the population living below the poverty line and 65 percent classified as extremely poor”, according to the report Assessing the Impact of War in Yemen on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

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(28, November,2020), The director of media and rights committee in al-Jawf: 20 civilians were killed and injured in the explosion of landmines in different areas.

(28, November,2020), Saudi-Emirati forces launched airstrikes on different areas in Sana’a. The Houthi group said civilians were killed by the airstrikes, which targeted the Attan area, south of Sana’a, and many horses died in the stables of the Military College.

(29, November,2020), The general prosecution issued an indictment against the World Food Program organization for distributing spoiled food.

(29, November,2020), Eight civilians were killed and ten others injured, including women and children, in Houthi shelling at a populated village in south Hodeidah governorate.

(30, November,2020), The civilian Nashwan Mohammed is offering his kidney for sale to get money to release his brother who has been detained by the Houthi group for a year and a half.

(1, December,2020), The death rate from fire and burns has increased as a result of oil products being stored and sold on the black market. “Most patients who are transferred to the hospital have burn injuries from a petrol or gas cylinder,” said an assistant doctor of a public hospital in Sana’a.

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(19, November,2020), The Association of Abductees’ Mothers documented 1,247 abductees held in Houthi group prisons and 239 people that have been forcibly disappeared. The Association added in a statement to Belqees TV that 214 women have been subjected to arbitrary arrest. Students continue to be taught in six temporary schools made of straw in Midi in Hajjah governorate. These schools were built as alternatives to the destroyed schools, however, they are still lacking educational supplies, school textbooks, and teaching staff.

(20, November,2020), There are more than 150,000 internally displaced people as a result of the escalating conflict since the beginning of this year.

(20, November,2020), The detainee Najeeb Abadel was tortured to death in a prison run by the Southern Transitional Council, supported by UAE.

(20, November,2020),The violations continue against Yemeni children by all warring parties. Children in Yemen need to be protected and kept safe.

(21, November,2020),The Abductees’ Mothers Association documented 210 cases of abduction and 47 cases of enforced disappearance by the Houthi group. The Association also documented 6 cases of abduction by the legitimate government in Taiz governorate.

(21, November,2020),A public committee documented 661 cases of violations committed against children in Yemen since 2016. The

committee said that 249 children were recruited in the war and 145 children were killed by missiles and landmines.

(22, November,2020), A civilian was killed and others injured when shelling targeted north of Hodeida governorate. Houthi

(22, November,2020), Yemen is still suffering as a result of large areas containing mines planted by the Houthi group during the war, where a large number of civilians are killed and maimed, including women and children, according to the director of the National Mine Action Program, Ameen al-Aqili.

The Emirates deprived 22 Yemeni doctors from , November,2020),24(entering the country and taking the Arab Board of Surgery exam this year. The annual medical event ‘Arab Board’ was supposed to be hosted this year in the interim capital of Aden, but the UAE changed the host city from Aden to Dubai.

(24, November,2020),Belqees TV correspondent said five Yemeni fishermen died due to the tropical cyclone in the northeastern coasts of Somalia and parts of Aden gulf.

(24, November,2020),Five civilians were killed, including a woman and a girl and seven others injured by an explosive device planted by the Houthi group in the south of Hodeidah governorate.

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(12, November,2020), Dozens of households flee their homes as a result of Houthi shelling on al-Qazah area in Hodeidah governorate.

(12, November,2020), Official figures reveal that 30 thousand fishermen have lost their incomes due to the war and as a result of the forces belonging to UAE and the coalition preventing thousands of fishermen from fishing under the pretext of combating smuggling.

(13, November,2020), Faisal al-Siraji, 38 years old, is a former journalist who now works as an ice seller, after working for years with nine newspapers and excelling as a journalist.

(13, November,2020), Wars force many journalists to leave their work and search for other jobs such as washing cars, collecting bottles and working as street sellers.

(14, November,2020), UAE forces at the Balhaf gas facility in Shabwa refused to allow the European press delegation to visit the facility. UAE forces have controlled the facility for 5 years and refused to allow it to operate, depriving the government of financial resources from gas exports.

(14, November,2020), Two civilians were killed and two others injured by Houthi artillery shelling on a residential neighborhood in Taiz city.

(15, November,2020), More than 200 internally displaced households flee their villages and areas from Ragwan, west Marib governorate, according to the Executive Unit of IDP Camps.

(15, November,2020), A civilian died and 5 others were injured in the explosion of a petrol station south in Bajel, Hodeidah governorate.

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