Aden: The Yemeni Journalists’ Syndicate has urged the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) and the Yemeni government to swiftly intervene and cover the treatment costs and repatriate the body of journalist Salem Al-Feras, who died in an Indian hospital on Monday evening after a long illness.
The Syndicate, quoting the deceased’s family, explained that his body remains held at the hospital because they are unable to pay for his treatment costs, the Yemen Monitor reported.
They appealed to official authorities to support the family during this humanitarian crisis.The Syndicate lauded Al-Feras’s career, noting he was among the first generation of journalists at “14 October” newspaper.
It highlighted that he left a remarkable legacy in literary criticism and journalistic writing, remaining an active follower of the literary movement until his last days, and a discerning critic who introduced readers to Yemeni writers and kept pace with their cultural output.
The Syndicate emphasized that honoring a figure of Al-Feras’s stature begins with reciprocating his contributions and ending his family’s suffering in this urgent humanitarian situation.
They requested the Yemen government to help with repatriation of his body to Aden, after paying the hospital.
