Crimes committed by the Houthis — Freedoms and press
SAM condemned the detention of journalist Muhammad al-Qadiri’s wife and seven-year-old son Abdullah in Ibb in September 2023, relaying his account that a Houthi official was h
Journalist Mujalli al-Samadi was beaten near his home in al-Safiyah on 24 August 2023 and said his attackers threatened further violence if he continued writing. Yemen Shabab
The Houthis abducted journalist Younis Abdulsalam from a Sanaa street in early August 2021 and held him for more than sixteen months, Yemen Shabab Net reported. His lawyer Abd
The Houthis banished released detainees to other parts of Yemen, taking them from detention to the airport and ordering them onto flights to Aden and Seyoun.
Photographer Ghaleb Labhesh was killed by a Houthi sniper while filming fighting on the Hajar front on 5 May 2019, local sources told Yemen Shabab Net. The article identified
Journalist Ahmad al-Shibani was shot while crossing a street near the plastics factory in al-Hawban on 16 February 2016. UN experts examined the incident, a colleague’s testim
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
The Houthis abducted journalist Salah al-Qaedi from his Sanaa home, then returned to demand his laptop and equipment. When relatives said they did not have them, the forces de
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 abducted journalists Abdullah Qabel and Yousef al-Ayzari in Dhamar on 20 May 2015 and held them in the seismic monitoring building. It was bombed the next day; t
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
