The Press and Publications Law has guaranteed the main principles of freedom of the press. Freedoms of knowledge, thought, expression, communications and acquiring information are essential for expressing one s opinion through writing, speech, photography, drawing or any other means of expression. The law has guaranteed the establishment of free and independent press which can obtain information from any source provided that it bears the full responsibility for what is published within legal limits. Journalists are protected by this law. They are not questioned about the opinions they express or the sources of their information.
Journalists have the right to acquire information and statistics from their original sources.
They also have the right to keep their sources of information completely confidential. The law obliges all official bodies to provide ,within legal limits, all information and data requested by journalists. In return for these privileges, journalists have to adhere to the profession s ethics, the conventions of journalistic work and to respecting the privacy of individuals and families. But the law stipulates that these publications must never be funded by foreign sources, and that they should keep clear and accurate financial statements. On the other hand, the law has allowed the distribution and sale of foreign journals, magazines and any other publications in Yemen.