FreeTheDotYE
@freethedotye.org
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
https://freethedotye.org/
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FreeTheDotYE
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· Sep 10
Free .YE Domain: Yemen’s Internet is Hijacked by a Militia
A country’s domain should serve its people, not a militia. Demand ICANN act on .YE.
freethedotye.org
🚨 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
The recognized government failed to reclaim it. Civil society must raise its voice.
🌍 freethedotye.org
#FreeDotYE #Yemen #DigitalRights
🔴RISK ADVISORY: If you are communicating with or transacting with any entity using a .YE domain (including .gov.ye), there is a high probability you are dealing with the Houthi militia.
Due diligence is critical to avoid engaging with a militia responsible for gross human rights violations.
Due diligence is critical to avoid engaging with a militia responsible for gross human rights violations.
October 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🔴RISK ADVISORY: If you are communicating with or transacting with any entity using a .YE domain (including .gov.ye), there is a high probability you are dealing with the Houthi militia.
Due diligence is critical to avoid engaging with a militia responsible for gross human rights violations.
Due diligence is critical to avoid engaging with a militia responsible for gross human rights violations.
In 2015, Internet Society - Yemen Chapter was about keeping the internet open.
In 2024, it's about amplifying Houthi propaganda from the militia's own news agency and Ministry of Communications.
What changed? Funny you should ask.
#FreeDotYE
In 2024, it's about amplifying Houthi propaganda from the militia's own news agency and Ministry of Communications.
What changed? Funny you should ask.
#FreeDotYE
October 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
In 2015, Internet Society - Yemen Chapter was about keeping the internet open.
In 2024, it's about amplifying Houthi propaganda from the militia's own news agency and Ministry of Communications.
What changed? Funny you should ask.
#FreeDotYE
In 2024, it's about amplifying Houthi propaganda from the militia's own news agency and Ministry of Communications.
What changed? Funny you should ask.
#FreeDotYE
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...
They also state their evaluation is a "confidential process." Our commitment to public transparency remains.
Read:
freethedotye.org/corresponden...
Correspondence
Email correspondence related to FreeTheDotYE campaign
freethedotye.org
October 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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...
They also state their evaluation is a "confidential process." Our commitment to public transparency remains.
Read:
freethedotye.org/corresponden...
What if a militia owned your country's internet?
In Yemen, Houthis seized .YE in 2014, weaponizing .ye for threats & phishing, even costing kids' lives via botched aid.
ICANN calls it a "local issue." Our new blog exposes the digital ghost state & demands action.
freethedotye.org/blog/when-mi...
In Yemen, Houthis seized .YE in 2014, weaponizing .ye for threats & phishing, even costing kids' lives via botched aid.
ICANN calls it a "local issue." Our new blog exposes the digital ghost state & demands action.
freethedotye.org/blog/when-mi...
When a Militia Owns a Country’s Domain: The Strange Case of .YE
How Yemen’s .YE ccTLD fell under militia control, how it's being weaponized, and why ICANN's inaction is a global problem.
freethedotye.org
September 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
What if a militia owned your country's internet?
In Yemen, Houthis seized .YE in 2014, weaponizing .ye for threats & phishing, even costing kids' lives via botched aid.
ICANN calls it a "local issue." Our new blog exposes the digital ghost state & demands action.
freethedotye.org/blog/when-mi...
In Yemen, Houthis seized .YE in 2014, weaponizing .ye for threats & phishing, even costing kids' lives via botched aid.
ICANN calls it a "local issue." Our new blog exposes the digital ghost state & demands action.
freethedotye.org/blog/when-mi...
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
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
Free .YE Domain: Yemen’s Internet is Hijacked by a Militia
A country’s domain should serve its people, not a militia. Demand ICANN act on .YE.
freethedotye.org
September 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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
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
More than 10 days have passed since we submitted our formal request to #ICANN #IANA regarding the hijacked .YE domain. So far, we've received only silence.
🔗 Our formal letter: freethedotye.org/letter
🔗 Our formal letter: freethedotye.org/letter
Formal Redelegation Request to ICANN/IANA – .YE ccTLD
We asked ICANN/IANA to review and redelegate .YE. Read the letter and download the PDF.
freethedotye.org
September 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
More than 10 days have passed since we submitted our formal request to #ICANN #IANA regarding the hijacked .YE domain. So far, we've received only silence.
🔗 Our formal letter: freethedotye.org/letter
🔗 Our formal letter: freethedotye.org/letter
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
Since 2015 ICANN & IANA ignored RFC1591 & ICP-1, leaving .YE in militia hands. This legitimizes repression.
#FreeDotYE #Yemen #ICANN #IANA
September 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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
Since 2015 ICANN & IANA ignored RFC1591 & ICP-1, leaving .YE in militia hands. This legitimizes repression.
#FreeDotYE #Yemen #ICANN #IANA
ICANN says it is “deeply committed to fostering a globally diverse and inclusive organization”
Yet since 2015 it has stayed silent while Houthis militia hijack Yemen’s .YE, domain excluding Yemenis from their digital identity.
True inclusion means domains serve people, not militias.
Yet since 2015 it has stayed silent while Houthis militia hijack Yemen’s .YE, domain excluding Yemenis from their digital identity.
True inclusion means domains serve people, not militias.
ICANN explains Diversity, Equity & Inclusion pullback
Organization said it made changes to comply with EEOC guidelines. In May, Kevin Murphy of Domain Incite noted that ICANN had removed references to the words "diversity" and "inclusion" on its website. Shortly thereafter, the organization said…
Organization said it made changes to comply with EEOC guidelines. In May, Kevin Murphy of Domain Incite noted that ICANN had removed references to the words "diversity" and "inclusion" on its website. Shortly thereafter, the organization said…
ICANN explains Diversity, Equity & Inclusion pullback
Organization said it made changes to comply with EEOC guidelines. In May, Kevin Murphy of Domain Incite noted that ICANN had removed references to the words "diversity" and "inclusion" on its website. Shortly thereafter, the organization said it was still committed to the concepts, even if the language had changed. In a letter (pdf) sent yesterday, the organization further explained why it made the changes.
domainnamewire.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
ICANN says it is “deeply committed to fostering a globally diverse and inclusive organization”
Yet since 2015 it has stayed silent while Houthis militia hijack Yemen’s .YE, domain excluding Yemenis from their digital identity.
True inclusion means domains serve people, not militias.
Yet since 2015 it has stayed silent while Houthis militia hijack Yemen’s .YE, domain excluding Yemenis from their digital identity.
True inclusion means domains serve people, not militias.
In #Nepal Gen Z protested corruption and internet restrictions.
In #Yemen we cannot protest. Houthis control telecoms, censor the internet, and turned .YE into their tool.
#ICANN and #IANA have stayed silent since 2015 while a militia owns Yemen’s digital identity.
Our only protest is online.
In #Yemen we cannot protest. Houthis control telecoms, censor the internet, and turned .YE into their tool.
#ICANN and #IANA have stayed silent since 2015 while a militia owns Yemen’s digital identity.
Our only protest is online.
September 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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
Today, it’s monopolized by Houthis.
The principle of ccTLD stewardship in RFC 1591 is clear: domains must serve their whole community.
#FreeDotYE #DNS
September 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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
Today, it’s monopolized by Houthis.
The principle of ccTLD stewardship in RFC 1591 is clear: domains must serve their whole community.
#FreeDotYE #DNS
🚨 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
The recognized government failed to reclaim it. Civil society must raise its voice.
🌍 freethedotye.org
#FreeDotYE #Yemen #DigitalRights
Free .YE Domain: Yemen’s Internet is Hijacked by a Militia
A country’s domain should serve its people, not a militia. Demand ICANN act on .YE.
freethedotye.org
September 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🚨 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
The recognized government failed to reclaim it. Civil society must raise its voice.
🌍 freethedotye.org
#FreeDotYE #Yemen #DigitalRights