Murad Subay, recent winner of the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Award, scrawls messages of hope as he carves out his own place in Yemen's war-ravaged neighbourhoods. In March 2015, civil war broke out in Yemen between forces loyal to under-fire president Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, and factions allied to Zaida Shia rebels known as Houthis. Saudi-led blockades and airstikes, backed by western governments, have killed thousands in the devastated nation.