We, the undersigned call on the Yemeni government to release writer and blogger Ali Ali Qasim Al Saidi. Mr. Al Saidi , who works at the secretariat of the Judicial Council, was arrested because of his writings on the Internet and tried before the Press and Publications Court. The Prosecutor is demanding the death penalty and execution of Mr. Al Saidi on charges of apostasy, insisting at the same time on his dismissal from his work and imposing a forced divorce from his wife. We kindly remind the Yemeni government of its ratification of international human rights conventions and declared commitment to the protection of freedom of expression and opinion, and demand the immediate release of Mr. Al Saidi and his compensation for the suffering he endured over the past months.
International Campaign for the release of Yemeni blogger Ali Ali Qasim Al Said
The government does not have the right to try to control or block certain things from being published by any person or to prison any person.