45-year-old Yemeni aid worker died in Houthi detention
Yemeni aid worker, who was kidnapped by the Houthis five years ago, died in the prisons of the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Hodeidah Governorate, western Yemen.
Sanaa: A 45-year-old Yemeni aid worker, who was kidnapped by the Houthis five years ago, died in the prisons of the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Hodeidah Governorate, western Yemen.
On Wednesday, July 14, Human rights activist Ishraq al-Maqtari took to Twitter and said that “the Houthi group informed on Tuesday the wife of the kidnapped Yasser Muhammad Junaid, 45, of his death, and that his body is in a hospital.”
She further explained in tweets, “Yasser Junaid was working in humanitarian relief in Al-Khoukha district, and the Houthis arrested him in February 2017 and transferred him to Zabid, then the militia denied his presence.”
“During the past year, I heard appeals made by Junaid’s wife, through which she demanded to seek to show her husband, and to hold the perpetrators accountable,” she added.
