The Unjustly Imprisoned Yemeni Jew (Libby Salem)
For over four years, the Yemeni Jew, Libby Salem Marhaby, has been unjustly imprisoned in the national security prison in Sana’a. He was arrested by the Houthi-controlled security forces in the capital, Sana’a, during March of 2016, along with a…
Release all Captives & Detainees
At a time when hundreds of families and homes are filled with joy in Yemen, thousands of others are still waiting for their relatives who are still languishing in the basements of prisons and detention centers, or were hidden with…
Politicians Exploiting the Suffering of the Bahais
INSAF Center. For over eight years, a prominent Baha’i cleric has been in the prisons of the Yemeni authorities, where he was arrested by National Security forces in 2013. This was followed by the arrest of a group of other…
An Appeal for the Safety & Freedom of Journalist Abdullah Bukair
For over forty days now, the family of journalist Abdullah Bukair has been appealing to the official and unofficial authorities, as well as all interested parties, to release their son, who is being held at the Military Intelligence prison in…
Save the Lives of the Baha’i Detainees
On the 25th of March, the head of the Houthi High Political Council announced the release of the detainee Hamid bin Haydara along with other Baha’is. People felt optimistic after this amnesty, which came in the context of the global…
INSAF Center for Defending Freedoms & Minorities Statement
Eman Homaid, chairperson of INSAF Center for Defending Freedoms & Minorities, stated that: “The failure to release the Baha’i detainees, Hamid bin Haydara and the other five along with him since the Houthis announced the release and amnesty of all…
The Execution of Freedom & the Truth
Barely a week has passed since the head of the Houthi Supreme Political Council Mahdi Al-Mashat issued orders to pardon the death sentence of Kamal bin Haydrah and his fellow Baha’is, when the Specialized Criminal Court under their authority issued…
Baha’is of Yemen – Under Threat to Perish
“Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person”. ““No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.”. “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile”. “Everyone is…
Minorities & Political Blackmail in the Hands of Militias
The cost of battles in Yemen’s conflict on citizens is increasing. However, it takes an even uglier turn when it comes to minorities that have become bargaining cards in the hands of militias that do not recognize the law or…
Stop the Inquisition of the Baha’is
As the war rages on in Yemen, the noose around the Baha’is tightens. In the most severe repression of their religious freedoms, a Houthi controlled court in Sana’a tried to unjustly uphold the death sentence against the Yemeni Baha’i national…
A Statement of Solidarity with the Street Cleaners of Taiz
Society gave the profession of street cleaning to the Muhamasheen (marginalized) not as a favor, but because society itself thinks that this profession is beneath it, and that – from their point of view – the Muhamasheen are the only…