Crimes committed by the Houthis — Enforced disappearance
Ali Awda reported to police in al-Mahwit on 29 October 2015 and disappeared from contact with his family for three weeks. A Houthi official informed the family of his death on
Gunmen identifying themselves as Ansarullah stormed a meeting at Ibb Garden Hotel on 13 October 2015 and detained at least 25 participants. The meeting concerned delivering wa
Armed men raided Zahwan al-Barti’s home on 10 August 2015 and took him to al-Ulfi police station. His family had no information on his whereabouts for roughly three and a half
Armed men raided an Islah meeting in Sanaa on 9 August 2015 and arrested six men and five women, including academic Mohamed al-Adeel al-Ashwal. Everyone except him was release
Houthi gunmen entered the Taiz home of doctor and activist Abd al-Kader al-Guneid on 5 August 2015, took him away by force and seized money and belongings, Amnesty Internation
Journalist Ibrahim Majthoob was abducted on Bayhan Street in Sanaa shortly before midnight on 6 July 2015. Hours later Houthi forces raided the home he shared with his brother
The Houthis raided Qasr al-Ahlam hotel in Sanaa and abducted nine journalists working there because electricity and internet were available. During detention they were subject
Houthi forces arrested independent media activist Said al-Hunai in Ibb on 28 April 2015. His brother told Amnesty International that the family could not see or hear from him
Houthi forces stopped Abdelmajeed Seif al-Mikhlafi and his son Fikri at a checkpoint in Haradh on 18 April 2015 while they were travelling to Saudi Arabia, and detained both m
Houthi forces took Yasser al-Ansi after prayers in Sanaa on 6 April 2015, saying they would question him and return him home. He spent three days at 14 October police station
Houthi forces raided Mohamed Hasan Dammaj’s home in al-Rawdha, Sanaa, on 6 April 2015 and arrested him, his son al-Hassan and two other relatives without a warrant. The three
Houthi forces arrested Fathi Mohamed Abdullah al-Ezib in front of his son after prayers at al-Taqwa mosque in Bir al-Ziqar, Sanaa, on 5 April 2015, without presenting a warran
