After the attempted bombing of Northwest flight 253 in December, Yemen again became the focus of US and international counterterrorism policy. A flurry of media reports in January gave the world a glimpse of this fragile country, sliding disastrously towards collapse.
South Yemeni separatists continue agitating for secession
Published March 22, 2010
The southern parts of Yemen were part of the independent, pro-Soviet nation of South Yemen until 1994.
In these southern provinces, opposition to the central government is growing. Some fear that the rebellion may be turning more violent and that increasing instability in the fragile nation could create room for Al-Qaeda to grow.
Supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, freelance reporter Paul Stephens reports on the latest developments from Sana'a, Yemen.
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One of the first things you notice wandering around anywhere in Yemen is the kids. They are everywhere.
On May 3, as the United Nations marked World Press Freedom day, Reporters Without Borders released a list of the world’s worst “predators of press freedom.”
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Paul Stephens is a freelance reporter, photographer and video-journalist. His slideshows and photographs have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Global Post, The Christian Science...
