No doubt that this situation would abolish the independent political press, or those who were, to some extent, obliged to an independent discourse, and expose journals and journalists to torture and unlimited violations. The political parties and institutions were able to resume or re-initiate their journals, or the media platform that was closed, confiscated or stopped, but the independent press entities, being established by young independent journalists, were not able to resist the disaster or re-initiate their platforms, among of which were Al-Neda, Hadith Al-Madina, Al-Sharae (the street), Alola, Al-Nas and Al-Masdar Newspapers. All these newspapers were of distinctive importance in the Yemeni press, and ended up closed or looted, while the journalists and founders have been obliged fled their own country.

Part of Press and the freedom of expression in Yemen by Ahmed Al-Arami in Freedom Forum.