The U.S. government condemned the death of Ahmed Baalawi, a World Food Programme (WFP) employee, in a Houthi-controlled prison in Saada, Yemen. In a statement released Thursday, February 13, 2025, the State Department expressed solidarity with the UN in condemning Baalawi's death and highlight...
Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Bin Mubarak on Wednesday, February 12, described the death of World Food Programme (WFP) staffer Ahmed Baalawi in the custody of Iran-backed Houthis as a “wake-up call” about the dire conditions of detainees in Houthi prisons. In a phone call with W...