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Tell the UN envoy, the American envoy and the whole world: This is the situation  of the children of Yemen! Human rights activists say

Tell the UN envoy, the American envoy and the whole world: This is the situation  of the children of Yemen! Human rights activists say

Yesterday, the Yemeni social media topped the image of a 9-year-old boy who fled with his family from the hell of war while he was recli…

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Water crises in Yemen deepens.

Water crises in Yemen deepens.

Yemen, already one of the world's most water-stressed countries, has faced exacerbated water shortages due to the Saudi-led conflict, combined with…

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UN experts call for release of 16 Bahá’ís abducted by Houthi militia in North of Yemen

UN experts call for release of 16 Bahá’ís abducted by Houthi militia in North of Yemen

UN experts today called for the urgent release of 16 Bahá’ís abducted by Houthi militia in Sana'a, north of Yemen last month. T…

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Yemen: Mothers of abductees call on UN to intervene

Yemen: Mothers of abductees call on UN to intervene

The Abductees' Mothers Association called on the United Nations secretary-general and his special envoy to pressure the Yemeni parties to release t…

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Yemeni Rights Coalition Reports 73 Houthi Violations of Human Rights in 7 Weeks

Yemeni Rights Coalition Reports 73 Houthi Violations of Human Rights in 7 Weeks

Yemen's "Rasd Coalition" for Monitoring Human Rights Violations (YCMHRV) said that the Houthi insurgents committed 73 violations against civilians…

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Yemen's disabled people wish for normal life

Yemen's disabled people wish for normal life

Ammar Saleh, a 7-year-old Yemeni boy, hoped to walk again ten months after he lost his right leg during an airstrike when the world commemorates th…

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Child marriages rise as families struggle to cope in Yemen

Child marriages rise as families struggle to cope in Yemen

Nezar* left his country, Yemen, and is now living in Europe. In Europe, he left Islam and became a follower of Jesus. Now he tries to help the Yeme…

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Yemeni man dies after 5 months of torture by Houthis, rights group says

Yemeni man dies after 5 months of torture by Houthis, rights group says

The Yemeni Abductees’ Mothers Association said on Tuesday that Sadiq Ahmed Yahya Al-Ghawi died after five months of torture at the hands of the Hou…

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Lost youth: Yemeni children open Smurfs car wash to help their father

Lost youth: Yemeni children open Smurfs car wash to help their father

It is a Friday afternoon and three young brothers are washing cars outside.  For these skinny children, there is no school and there…

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Yemen girl allegedly shot by Houthi sniper while fetching water in Taiz

Yemen girl allegedly shot by Houthi sniper while fetching water in Taiz

A young girl was targeted allegedly by a Houthi sniper while fetching water for her family in the Yemeni city of Taiz yesterday. Horrific…

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Calls for Houthis to release head of Yemen university

Calls for Houthis to release head of Yemen university

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) on Monday called on the Houthis to release Dr Hameed Mohammed Aklan, rector of the University of Science an…

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Women face rise in domestic violence due to coronavirus lockdown in Yemen, report says

Women face rise in domestic violence due to coronavirus lockdown in Yemen, report says

Recent reports of violence against women since COVID-19 restrictions were imposed in Yemen indicate that the levels of violence have risen further,…

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Rights group: Yemen’s Houthis ban entry of medicine, food to detainees

Rights group: Yemen’s Houthis ban entry of medicine, food to detainees

The Yemeni Abductees Mothers’ Association said yesterday that the Houthis have prevented the entry of medicine and food to the detainees in Sana’a’…

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Houthis Accused of Discrimination against COVID-19 Victims

Houthis Accused of Discrimination against COVID-19 Victims

Houthi militias seldom miss opportunities to aggravate the suffering of Yemenis and that is most recently evident with the group’s cover-up of real…

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Yemeni Rights Minister Calls For Nationwide Ceasefire To Prepare Country For COVID-19

Yemeni Rights Minister Calls For Nationwide Ceasefire To Prepare Country For COVID-19

 Yemen's Minister for Human Rights Mohammad Askar in an interview with Sputnik called for a nationwide ceasefire to help prepare the country f…

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Yemenis Must not Be Forgotten In This Pandemic

Yemenis Must not Be Forgotten In This Pandemic

March 26 marked five years of war in Yemen, a grisly milestone that will barely register as the world grapples with the realities of the coronaviru…

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Houthis Exploit Coronavirus Fears to Exacerbate Yemenis’ Suffering

Houthis Exploit Coronavirus Fears to Exacerbate Yemenis’ Suffering

The Houthi militias are using fears of the new coronavirus as a pretext to exacerbate the suffering of Yemenis and suppress them in areas they run.…

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Yemenis Say Houthis Outdo ISIS in Violating Media Freedom

Yemenis Say Houthis Outdo ISIS in Violating Media Freedom

Iranian-backed coup militias ratcheted up violations and crimes against various media outlets and journalists in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and the…

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Yemeni minister blasts Houthi attack on activist

Yemeni minister blasts Houthi attack on activist

Human rights officials and activists in Yemen have condemned a Houthi attack on a female teacher who criticized the group for not paying her salary…

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UN relief condemns attacks against humanitarian premises in Yemen

UN relief condemns attacks against humanitarian premises in Yemen

The top UN humanitarian official has called for a thorough investigation into weekend attacks against the premises of three international aid organ…

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