Haider Shaye

Prominent Yemeni Journalist Lands in Jail; US Wants him to Stay There

Global Politics

Prominent Yemeni journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye uncovered the US role in a drone strike that took the lives of civilians. In 2011, he was found guilty of being an al-Qaeda operative. He’s now in jail — and the U-S wants him to stay there.

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