INSAF Center Condemns the Violations Against the Baha’is in Sana’a
INSAF Center for Defending Freedoms & Minorities received confirmed information that security forces stormed the house of Baha’i sect members in Sana’a, during their meeting, on Thursday, May 25, 2023. The sources confirmed that Houthi security forces detained at least…
INSAF Center Welcomes the Release of the Four Journalists Detained for Over Eight Years
INSAF: INSAF Center for Defending Freedoms & Minorities welcomes the release of the four journalists as part of the prisoner exchange agreement that was reached last March. The detainees, Abdulkaliq Omran, Akram Al-Waledi, Harith Hamid, and Tawfiq Al-Mansouri, were arrested…
Welcoming Statement on the Prisoner Exchange Agreement in Yemen
INSAF: With great hope and joy, INSAF Center for Defending Freedoms & Minorities welcomes the success of the prisoner exchange agreement in Yemen, which initiated its implementation on Friday, April 14, 2023, with the release of 318 detainees, within the…
INSAF Center Meets Human Rights Ambassadors in France
INSAF Center for Defending Freedoms & Minorities met at the headquarters of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday, April 6, 2023, with the Ambassador for Human Rights in France, Dolphin Bourion, and the head of the Yemen office…
INSAF Center Contributes in Saving the life of a Christian family in Yemen
INSAF Center for Defending Freedoms & Minorities stated that it was able to contribute in helping a Christian family and aid in relocating the six-member family of Bashir Al-Bakari outside of Yemen. The family was able to receive financial assistance…
INSAF Center holds the closing event for the “Racial & Ethnic Equity Task” Project
On Thursday September 22, 2022, INSAF Center for Defending Freedoms & Minorities held the closing event for the “Racial & Ethnic Equity Task” Project, funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), through their partner Management Systems International (MSI).…
Human Rights organizations call for the Release of Journalists Detained in Yemen
On Wednesday the 25th of August, Reporters Without Borders along with two Yemeni NGOs – “Marsadk” and “INSAF Center” – called for the immediate release of Yemeni journalists, which include Ahmed Maher, Jamil Al-Samit, and Younis Abdelsalam, each of whom…
Leaders of Civil Society Organizations Meet with French Ambassador Jean-Marie Safa
French Ambassador, Jean-Marie Safa, met on Monday, June 27 2022, with several leaders and heads of civil society organizations, including Eman Homaid, chairperson of INSAF Center for Defending Freedoms & Minorities, Maysa Ahmed, an activist and expert in the affairs…
INSAF Center Demands Lifting the Siege on the Office of their Lawyer
INSAF Center for Defending Freedoms & Minorities is following with great concern what our lawyer in Sana’a, Mr. Abdul Basit Ghazi, was subjected to from the security forces affiliated with the Al-Olafi Police Station along with armed men besieging his…
INSAF Center Follows with Concern the Storming of Mosques in Sana’a to Prevent Tarawih Prayers
A surge in the frequency of violations against sectarian and religious freedoms has been witnessed in the capital, Sana’a, and other cities under the control of the Houthis, through a campaign of storming mosques to prevent worshipers from performing Tarawih…
In Cooperation with INSAF Center, ACLED Publishes Mapping of Religious Repression in Yemen 2020-2021
In cooperation with INSAF Center for Defending Freedoms & Minorities, ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project), published a mapping report on religious oppression in Yemen from 2020 to 2021. The report spoke of religious repression by the various…
INSAF Center meets with Specialists on Human Rights in Yemen at the British Foreign Office
As part of its efforts toward protecting minorities in Yemen, INSAF Center met withRebecca Hitchen, Second Secretary Political and Communications Officer, and Liam McGill, Yemen Internal Political Desk Officer at Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office. During the meeting, several issues…