A court in Yemen has found 13 people guilty of forming an armed group with links to Shiite rebels. One of those convicted is a journalist.
(Abdulkarim) al-Khaywani, who was jailed for six years, was editor of a weekly newspaper al-Shura.
Yemen's union of journalists condemned the sentence.
"The court sentence against Khaywani is harsh. We reject and condemn it, and it should be revoked," said the head of the union, Nasr Taha Mostapha.
Amnesty International, the human rights group, also condemned the jailing of Khaywani.
The sentence comes just days before an event in London at which he is in line to win a human rights media award.
Reporters without Borders had this to say on June 10:
Reporters Without Borders condemns the six-year prison sentence which a state security court in Sanaa passed yesterday on freelance journalist Abdulkarim Al-Khaiwani on a charge of “collaborating with the rebellion.” He was taken away to prison immediately after the court pronounced sentence.
“Khaiwani has yet again paid for his commitment to covering the fighting in the north of the country,” Reporters Without Borders said. “The press has become a convenient scapegoat, as is often the case when the political climate in a country deteriorates. This sentence is unacceptable and will serve as a warning to all those who criticise the government in the media. We appeal to the authorities to act with lucidity and release Khaiwani at once.”