Yemen's internet is hijacked. A militia controls the .YE domain, not the people. We demand @ICANN act to restore Yemen's digital sovereignty. #FreeDotYE
Sep 12 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
The hijacking of Yemen's .YE domain didn't happen in a vacuum. It's the final step in a long strategy of digital state capture.
Evidence from @RegainYemen's 2022 report shows how Houthis turned the entire telecom sector into a tool for war, surveillance & profit. 🧵
After 2014, Houthis captured TeleYemen, YemenNet & Yemen Mobile. They purged staff & installed loyalists supervised by Iran's IRGC and Hezbollah, giving them total control over state infrastructure.
#FreeDotYE
Sep 9 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
We formally requested @ICANN & @theiana to redelegate Yemen’s .YE domain. Why? Because it’s hijacked by a militia, used for propaganda, censorship & repression. Full letter: #FreeDotYEfreethedotye.org/lettersaba.ye = Houthi “state” news mmy.ye = Houthi military media
Both under .YE, both projecting false legitimacy. This is not neutral management
it’s propaganda infrastructure.
Sep 8 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
🚨 نطاق اليمن .YE مستولى عليه من قبل الحوثيين. منذ 2015، يسيطر الحوثيون عبر "تيليمن" على كل مواقع .ye و .gov.ye و .edu.ye.
الحكومة الشرعية فشلت في استعادته، ولهذا أطلقنا نحن كأفراد هذه الحملة.
#FreeDotYE 🔗 freethedotye.org
يستخدم الحوثيون نطاق .YE لمنح أنفسهم شرعية زائفة.
مواقع مثل saba.ye و mmy.ye ليست مؤسسات حكومية، بل مجرد منصات دعائية تحت سيطرة ورقابة المليشيا. #FreeDotYE
Sep 8 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
🚨 Yemen’s national domain .YE is hijacked. Since 2015, Houthis have controlled it via TeleYemen, running every .ye, .gov.ye & .edu.ye site.
The recognized government failed to reclaim it. So we, as individuals, are raising our voices.
#FreeDotYE 🔗 freethedotye.org
Houthis use .YE to project false legitimacy.
Websites like saba.ye & mmy.ye pretend to be government institutions.
In reality, they’re propaganda outlets, monitored and censored by a militia.
#FreeDotYE
