The Geneva-based rights organization "Sam for Rights and Liberties" announced on Saturday, October 5, 2024, that the Houthi group, internationally classified as a terrorist organization, has arrested activist and content creator Abdulrahman Al-Baydani from his home in the Al-Suhul area o...
Amnesty International demanded on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, the immediate release of Yemeni education expert and trainer Mujib Al-Makhlafi, who has been “arbitrarily” detained by the Houthi group since October 10, 2023, in Sana'a. In an urgent appeal, seen by "Barran Pres...
On September 23, 2024, local sources reported that the Iran-aligned Houthi group, which is internationally classified as a terrorist organization, has kidnapped a social figure in Amran province and a lawyer in Hodeidah as part of a crackdown on celebrations marking the September 26 Revoluti...
On Saturday, September 21, 2024, the organization Musawaah for Rights and Freedoms reported that the internationally designated terrorist group, the Houthis, has abducted 33 civilians in recent days across areas under their control. This crackdown follows calls for celebrations marking the 62nd an...
Prominent Yemeni journalist Mohamed Dbouan Al-Miyahi was abducted by Houthi militants on Friday, September 20th, 2024, following the publication of an article criticizing the group and its leader, Abdulmalik al-Houthi. According to human rights sources, Al-Miyahi was taken from his apartment in...
The Yemeni Journalists Union on Saturday, August 24, 2024, condemned the kidnapping of journalist Fahad Al-Arhabi by the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, for the third time in Amran Governorate (northern Yemen). According to a statement from the union, seen by...
A Houthi leader, designated as a terrorist by international organizations, has been accused of kidnapping a civilian auto mechanic in Sana'a, Yemen, over a financial dispute, according to multiple sources. On Saturday, August 3, 2024, sources reported that Mohsen Shamaa, a prominent Houthi ...
The Southern Transitional Council (STC) has declared the kidnapping of Sheikh Ali Al-Ja'adani a "public issue" that cannot be delayed or postponed, demanding swift action to resolve the case. The council's statement came during a meeting of its leadership on Thursday, July 18, 20...
The Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, has detained a former employee of the US embassy and a telecommunications businessman, according to reports on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. These arrests are part of a wider crackdown on local and international staff that beg...
Yemen's internationally recognized government on Monday, July 8th, 2024, sharply criticized international and UN organizations for their "passive and negligent" stance towards their staff detained by the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries. In...
The Houthis, a group designated as a terrorist organization , have arrested a Dutch embassy employee and a prominent education official in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, according to media sources on Thursday, July 4th, 2024. Journalist Fares Alhemyari, a correspondent for China's Xi...
The United States has condemned the seizure of four Yemenia Airlines planes by the Houthi rebels, who are designated as a terrorist group by the US. The planes were carrying Hajj pilgrims to Sana'a International Airport. US Ambassador to Yemen, Steven Fagin, expressed his condemnation durin...
The Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, has reportedly agreed in principle to release several UN and international staff detained in recent weeks, according to a source in Sana'a. The source, speaking to "Barran Press" on condition ...
The US Special Envoy for Yemen, Tim Lenderking, has demanded the immediate release of detained international organization staff, including those from the US embassy in Sana'a, currently held by the Houthi group. The demand came on Thursday, June 13th, 2024. According to Reuters, the Iran-ba...
The Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, has arrested Ahmed Hussein Al-Dhahiri, the executive director of the PERCENT Foundation, according to local sources. The arrest followed a raid on Al-Zahiri's home, where Houthi security and intelligence forces reportedl...
The Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, announced on Monday, June 10, the capture of what it described as an "American-Israeli spy network" operating in Yemen for decades. This declaration comes just days after the group detained dozens of UN and interna...