Activist released after detained for six months in Yemen
Date
1/16/2018 7:31:01 AM
(MENAFN) After six months of detaining him, a prominent activist has been released by Yemen's Houthi rebels.
Hisham al-Omeisy's, was detained on Aug. 14 in Sanaa, his brother, Essam, said he was released Monday and is at home in good health.
The Iran-backed Houthis, have jailed dozens of activists, journalists and lawyers; many cases were documented by the Rights groups, showing forced disappearances and arbitrary arrests, and many detainees have been tortured to death inside Houthi-run facilities.
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