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War economy flourishing behind the walls of Houthis detention centers
Among the group of detainees who were released by paying money to Houthi mediators or supervisors spoke with Almasdar Online, Al-Sabri was the only one who agreed to disclose his name. The others asked to remain anonymous to protect themselves and their relatives who still live in Houthi-controlled areas from retribution. Other former detainees categorically refused to tell their stories for this report, out of fear of what Houthi authorities would do if they found out.
A systematic campaign of random arrests
Houthi forces have arrested scores of civilians from security checkpoints, markets and other public spaces in various Yemeni cities for no reason. Sometimes they fabricate reasons after searching the phones and social media applications of the civilians.
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Houthis are using devilish (cunning) ways to withdraw hard currency from the liberated provinces and freezing the accounts of customers in CAC Bank and the militia’s ‘central bank.’/Bawabati
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A Houthi campaign has killed 11880 stray dogs in Sana’a in a cruel way stoking wide anger./ Watan Alghad.
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A Houthi tribal figure and his sons assault and stab an elderly man (Yusuf Ahmed Qasem Aljudayeei, 60) because he claimed his Social Cafety card from the Houthi militant./Multiple websites. The Social Safety Card in Yemen is the voucher whereby you receive trimonthly governmental (cash) benefit.
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Griffiths held talks with Saudi Arabia’s deputy defense minister to discuss developments in Yemen
The UN envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, said Tuesday that the Saudi commitment to reaching a political settlement to the Yemeni conflict was crucial.
On Monday, Griffith held talks in Riyadh with Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman to discuss the situation in war-torn Yemen.
“We discussed ways to overcome obstacles facing prospects for peace in Yemen,” Griffiths said on Twitter. He stressed on the importance of the commitment of the kingdom and the region to reach “a negotiated, Yemeni-led, inclusive political settlement” towards ending the conflict “comprehensively and sustainably”.