Ongoing Hunger Strike In PSO Prison, Yemen

Written by: Radhia Khairan

Exactly 29 days have passed since the inmates of the Political Security Office (PSO) prison in Sana'a began their hunger strike. Dozens of the inmates have been on a collective hunger strike and have refused family visitations since 20 April 2013.  However, the hunger strike of PSO inmates has been met with both popular ignorance and official negligence.  Th...

Protest in Sana'a Calls for the release of Yemeni GITMO Detainees Guantanamo Detainees in the 8th week of Hunger Strike

By Radhia Khairan
 
Tens of activists and relatives of the Yemeni detainees held in Guantanamo bay prison staged a peaceful protest outside the US embassy today against the prolong illegal and unjustified detention of their beloved sons at Guantanamo and Bagram. Around 94 Yemeni citizens are in custody at the most notorious US military base for more than a decade.
 
It is worthy to menti...

Mass arrest of Eritrean fishermen in Yemen

Translated By: Radhia Khairan

Around 60 Eritrean fishermen have been held in custody at the Mocha Security administration detention center since March 12, 2013 until this writing without any legal justification or charges, as reported to HOOD team in Taiz.

According to the report, these Eritreans are being abused and subject to cruel inhuman treatment. Moreover, their boats with all fish and f...

SCC Rules Asset-freeze & travel-ban on Saleh's Nephew & al-Tayeb

The specialist criminal court (SCC) on Tuesday, Feb 26, passed a ruling freezing assets and banning travel of Yahiya Mohamed Abdullah Saleh, nephew of ex-president Saleh and Central Security's former chief of staff, and Abdulmalik al-Tayeb the former commander of the same unit.
 
The SCC decided to freeze real-estate and cash assets, whether inside or outside the country, of the former regime...

Gunmen kidnapped a citizen to Sana'a Municipality Building

Feb 3 2013, Gunmen, some dressed in army uniform and others in plainclothes, kidnapped Mr. Fares Ahmed Radman Al-Qubadi, a Yemeni employee at Alpha Panasonic Company owned by Mr. Mohammed Ahmed Muthana, a well-known business man, reported by Al-Qubadi's family to HOOD.

The kidnappers later stated that they were ordered by Sana'a governor to kidnap one  of Mr. Muthan's relatives, ...