As part of the activity (spaces) organized  Basement , held two public debates on Saturday evening, June 22, 2019, presented by a group of young people who received in earlier stages of the project training on the skills of the debate provided by the trainer Amani al-Habashi, and a training on body language and speech delivered by the trainer Basma al-Qudsi. Training in research skills provided by trainer Abdo Salem.

The second debate was entitled “Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Yemen: With or Against?”

The first group defended the importance of protecting the intellectual and material rights of innovators and creators and not using their products without paying the price they deserve. The other team defended the necessity of taking into account the economic situation in Yemen, the difficulty of following these rights, and the right of poor peoples to use the global knowledge and intellectual product free of charge.

Participated in this debate from the Pro-Conservation Group:

Halima Adimi is a nutritionist.
Yousef Al-Oraiqi is a graduate of public relations at the Faculty of Information.
Ibtihal Maqrami Dentist.
Bodour al-Barihi is a graduate of Sharia and Law who wrote the essay in support of the thesis.
Participated by the opposition group for the preservation of intellectual property rights:

Faten Samir is a high school graduate.
Jawad Al Awadi is a political science graduate.
Lubna Abdulkarim is a media graduate.
Abdulmajeed Al-Ghobari is a student at the Faculty of Mass Communication who wrote the essay opposing the dissertation, which was published on the platform of Bisment.