Sunday, 05 September 2010 16:17

AL-JAWF, 26 Dec -- Fierce clashes erupted on Friday over an old border dispute between the tribes of al-Shawllan and Hamadan in the northeastern province of al-Jawf, the independent website, Mare Press reported citing local sources, adding “canons and heavy artillery were used in the fighting.”  At least 14 tribesmen were killed in the clashes and dozens others were wounded and local sources said “the fighting broke out in the area of al-Matama.”  Meanwhile, fighting between Zaydi Shiite rebels and tribesmen of al-Shawllan raged on for the third day in a row in al-Jawf amid reports 10 insurgents and five tribesmen were killed.  In other news, the Shiite rebels Friday said in a statement posted on their website Saudi warplanes shelled a number of areas in Sadaa killing and wounding civilians.

Sunday, 05 September 2010 16:17

NEW YORK, 21 Dec -- Human Rights Watch (HRW) Monday demanded in a 53-page report the Yemeni government stops systematically arresting Ethiopian asylum seekers and forcibly returning them to Ethiopia, the independent website, Marib Press said.  The report called on the United Nations refugee agency to do more to press the Yemeni government to meet its obligations toward all asylum seekers and refugees saying “the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has not done nearly enough to press the Yemeni government to change its abusive policies against Ethiopian asylum seekers.”  Africa director at Human Rights Watch, Georgette Gagnon said “illegal immigration is a big problem for Yemen but hunting asylum seekers like criminals and sending them back illegally is no way to solve the problem,” adding “the Yemeni government needs to respect their basic right to seek asylum.”