Abdulmajeed Sabra, a well-known human rights lawyer in Yemen, was arrested by Houthi forces on September 25, 2025. They took him from his office in the capital city, Sana’a, because of a social media post where he marked Yemen’s independence day, a day the Houthis do not support. Instead, the Houthis want to celebrate a [...]
Iranian-backed Houthi insurgents stormed UN World Food Programme (WFP) offices and UNICEF offices in the capital city of Yemen, Sanaa, taking at least 11 UN employees hostage. Israel had killed Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi in an airstrike a day earlier. UN officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres, denounced the hostage-taking and called for the immediate [...]
As June marks one year since the Houthis in Yemen arbitrarily detained dozens of UN, NGO, and diplomatic staff, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has renewed calls for their immediate and unconditional release. He condemned the death of a World Food Programme staff member in detention and demanded a full investigation. Guterres stressed that aid workers [...]