What happened

Muhammad al-Izzi Qabel died at al-Riyada hospital in Dhamar on 7 June 2020, days after release from Houthi detention. Yemen Shabab Net cited a source close to the family attributing his deteriorating health to torture in custody.

The report said he had been abducted with four sons at the start of Ramadan and that Abdulrahman, Osama, Abdulrazzaq and Muhammad remained detained at publication. This is distinct from journalist Abdullah Qabel’s death in 2015.