كواليس ليلة سقوط صنعاء وتلفزيون اليمن الرسمي بيد الحوثي | حسين باسليم

In this episode of the Yaman podcast, Professor Hussein Baslim, then head of Yemeni television and current Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism, provides a historical account of the pivotal moments leading up to and following the fall of Yemeni state television to the Houthis in September 2014. Baslim recounts the behind-the-scenes events of the final days inside the television building in the Al-Jarraf district of Sana'a, detailing the siege and the triple bombardment that targeted generators and facilities to silence the last voice of the state. Baslim also reveals previously undisclosed details of his direct communication with President Hadi under a hail of bullets, the improvised efforts of the media team who endured days without food or any real military support, and the alternative broadcast plan devised from the Moral Guidance building, including secret coordination with Nilesat management to ensure the continuity of the broadcast. The episode also extends to the transfer of the conflict to the temporary capital, Aden, where Baslim compares the fall of Sana'a with the fierce popular resistance witnessed in Aden, talking about his personal experience in managing Aden TV before its fall, the story of the bombing of his house in Aden and his displacement, up to the moments of liberation in 2015, concluding his talk with his vision of the reality of official media today and the obstacles to the return of channels to work from within the liberated territories.