UPDATE on #FreeDotYE: IANA has responded. They are now requesting our evidence and have agreed to a procedural call, a necessary step forward.
They also state their evaluation is a "confidential process." Our commitment to public transparency remains.
Read:
freethedotye.org/corresponden...
For 10 years, #ICANN has allowed a militia to control Yemen's .YE domain.
The result? Fake .gov.ye emails threatening ships & online surveillance turned into kidnappings.
This would be unthinkable for .fr or .uk. The silence must end.
#FreeDotYE
freethedotye.org
Houthis, a sanctioned terrorist group, control Yemen’s telecoms and .YE domain, gaining money and power.
Since 2015 ICANN & IANA ignored RFC1591 & ICP-1, leaving .YE in militia hands. This legitimizes repression.
#FreeDotYE #Yemen #ICANN #IANA
I am Yemeni.
My country’s domain (.YE) does not belong to me, or to any citizen.
It belongs to an armed group.
This is why we launched #FreeDotYE.
Join us: freethedotye.org
Did you know Yemen’s .YE domain was delegated in 1996 to TeleYemen as trustee for the Yemeni people?
Today, it’s monopolized by Houthis.
The principle of ccTLD stewardship in RFC 1591 is clear: domains must serve their whole community.
#FreeDotYE #DNS
Independent journalists in Houthi areas have been kidnapped, disappeared, or killed. UN & NGO staff have been detained.
Yet the same group runs Yemen’s national domain.
A ccTLD run by abusers is unacceptable.
#FreeDotYE #Yemen #Journalism
Control of .YE = control of Yemen’s Internet:
- Censorship
- Surveillance through TeleYemen
- Hacking of activists & NGOs
- Silencing the press
ICANN’s silence = complicity.
#FreeDotYE #HumanRights
The recognized government abandoned .YE.
They now rely on .org .com .net domains.
Result: the national domain is entirely in militia hands. Weak leadership left Yemen’s digital identity vulnerable.
We cannot wait for them. #FreeDotYE
Houthis use .YE to project false legitimacy.
Sites like saba.ye and mmy.ye pose as state outlets but are propaganda platforms. Meanwhile, real journalists are censored, silenced, or worse.
#FreeDotYE #Yemen #PressFreedom
🚨 Yemen’s national domain .YE is hijacked. Since 2015, Houthis have controlled it via TeleYemen, running every .ye, .com.ye, .net.ye, .gov.ye, .edu.ye site.
The recognized government failed to reclaim it. Civil society must raise its voice.
🌍 freethedotye.org
#FreeDotYE #Yemen #DigitalRights
