Palestinians are eagerly awaiting the release of several prisoners from Israeli jails as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, in exchange for hostages held by the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Gaza. However, there is no final agreement on which prisoners will be released, partly because the numb...
On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense announced the transfer of 11 Yemeni detainees from the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman, including Yemeni businessman Abdul Salam al-Hila. In a statement released on Monday, the Pentagon expressed its appreciation for Oman and ot...
Since the Iran-backed Houthi group overran Yemen's capital, Sana'a, on September 21, 2014, its residents have not tasted safety or peace. In addition to the daily life and livelihood challenges they face, they live in constant fear and anxiety, being potential targets for abduction and torture. ...
On December 15, 2024, human rights sources reported that the Iran-aligned Houthi group, classified as a terrorist organization by several countries, has released political activists detained in Ibb province, Yemen, for celebrating the Yemeni Revolution's anniversary in September. Eshraq Al-...
Hassan Al-Qubaisi, a member of the Yemeni government's negotiating team on the prisoner file, stated that the internationally recognized Yemeni government and its negotiating team are keen to achieve an "all-for-all" exchange deal, including the release of politician Mohammed Qahtan....
Ahmed Arman, the Minister of Legal Affairs and Human Rights in Yemen's internationally recognized government, criticized the UN envoy's office's performance regarding negotiations on detainees and prisoners. He accused the office of incompetence, irresponsibility, and pressuring the go...
On December 9, 2024, multiple Yemeni and Syrian sources reported the identification of a Yemeni doctor who had been forcibly disappeared in the prisons of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad since January 2013. Syrian journalist and activist Omar Madina posted on X (formerly Twitter) that t...
On December 10, 2024, the National Committee for Prisoners and Abductees, a civil entity in Yemen, hailed the U.S. decision to designate the Houthi Prisoners Committee as a terrorist organization as a positive step towards achieving justice for victims of systematic violations committed by the gro...
A rights center reported on November 15, 2024, that a man in his sixties died as a result of torture in a Houthi prison after being abducted for a week. According to a statement from the Rased Center for Rights and Development, 65-year-old Hussein Al-Lasheb died Thursday in a Houthi facility in...
On Saturday, November 9, 2024, the rights organization "musawaah" announced the death of a soldier held captive by the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by the international community, after suffering from "severe torture" during his detention since June 2020...
On Thursday, October 31, 2024, a reliable source in the Yemeni capital reported that the Houthi movement, classified as a terrorist organization by the international community, has moved several detainees to secret prisons in anticipation of potential airstrikes. Fares Alhemyari, a reporter for...
On Tuesday, October 22, 2024, local and human rights sources confirmed the death of educational expert Mohammed Khammash while in the custody of the Houthi group, which is internationally designated as a terrorist organization. Khammash's family received a call from officials at the Houthi-run...
A Yemeni man, Khaled Mohamed Abu Saeed, has died in custody under mysterious circumstances after being abducted by Houthi rebels for three months, according to the Mothers of the Abducted Association. The association, which advocates for the release of those detained by the Houthis, reported th...
The National Authority for Prisoners and Abductees issued a dire warning on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, stating that 70 civilian hostages are at risk of execution by the Houthi rebels. During a press conference held in Marib, the authority revealed that the Houthis, internationally designated as ...
The ninth round of prisoner and detainee negotiations, which concluded on Saturday in the Omani capital, has seen a significant breakthrough, according to the office of the UN Special Envoy for Yemen. The UN office announced in a statement that the parties reached an understanding on the releas...
With the words, "Enough, bring back my son," Saddam Al-Ruhani's mother responded to a question from "Barran Press" about her comment on the ongoing Muscat negotiations. Saddam's mother expressed her intense anticipation and anxiety about the outcome of the Muscat neg...
On Friday, July 5th, 2024, sources reported that a draft agreement regarding the fate of Yemeni politician Mohammed Qahtan was signed in Muscat, Oman, during prisoner exchange negotiations between the internationally recognized Yemeni government and the Houthi group. According to journalist Far...
The fate of Yemeni politician Mohammed Qahtan remains shrouded in uncertainty as negotiations for a prisoner exchange between the internationally recognized Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels continue in Muscat, Oman. Abdulmalik al-Mikhlafi, Deputy Head of the Yemeni Consultation and Recon...
The spokesperson for Yemen's Islah Party, Adnan al-Odaini, confirmed on Thursday, July 4, 2024, that the party has "confirmed information" that their senior member, Mohammed Qahtan, who has been held captive by the Houthi group for nine years, is alive. Al-Odaini, who is also the ...
The family of prominent Yemeni politician Mohammed Qahtaan, who has been held captive by the Houthi group for ten years, has vehemently rejected the recent announcement from Muscat regarding his potential release. The family issued a statement on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, denouncing the "farce...