freedom is never free — ever.  sometimes it costs up to six years of hard labor in a yemeni prison.

you will remember many of us have been blogging about abdul karim al-khaiwani, who has been awaiting sentencing by the government of yemen.  and now we know. 

yemen is a country with little or no regard for human rights, democratic principles, and freedom for their people.  they actively suppress journalists like al-khawani who seek to uncover and promote truth. 

here’s a partial report from jane novak who has been leading the blogging charge:

This from the same court that finds it legal and even admirable when Yemenis murder Iraqis in Iraq. But writing about the Yemeni civilians suffering during Ali Mohsen