almotamar.net - Charmin of Yemeni journalists Nassr Taha criticized Thursday the talk of the some about recession and restraint in the press freedom in Yemen at a time the Yemeni press has become able to publish what it wants, considering such a talk has become a kind of political deception and a sort of political conflict present on the arena.

Nassr Taha congratulated the Yemeni journalists on the World Press Freedom Day and called on them to be optimistic and confirmed " there is nothing worrying about the freedom of press, " indicating the existence of a space of writings concerning even the president of the republic and all leaderships and state establishments daringly and strongly without being affected, he said the problem facing the press particularly the private and party organs is its inability to change into exemplary press establishments benefiting from the general atmosphere in which Yemen is living while it is experiencing political and economic reforms and the system of economic liberty.

In an interview to 22 May newspaper published in its Thursday issue Mr. Taha said" Despite the large number of newspapers in Yemen I think the situation of our press is very miserable. Most of those newspapers are just political leaflets where we seldom find the known press arts"

The chairman of Yemeni journalists pointed out to the contradiction in reports of organisations concerned with the press and freedoms regarding Yemen. He attributes that to two main reasons. First of all is that those organisations depend on information sources from certain political parties. If those parties are in the opposition and being not neutral the organisations reports and opinions will not be but partial. The second reason, Taha says, is attributed to that some of those organisations change to instruments of pressure on states of emerging democracies to terrorize them. He said those organisations are not well-informed on actual situations in Yemen and the nature of the political parties and they (organisations) have no impartial side monitoring neutrally the course of press freedom in Yemen and to provide them with correct information.

Mr. Taha said "We in Yemen want to encourage government establishments to deal legally with the issues of the press instead of bullying styles taking the right through personal ways directly by using violence.