Yemeni detainees recount torture after release in prisoner swap
1 year, 10 months ago

Yemeni detainees recount torture after release in prisoner swap

Al Jazeera  

Prisoner swap earlier in April was one of the biggest of the war in Yemen so far, allowing detainees to finally be free. It was an ordeal that only ended on April 16, when Albazili, now 32, was released as part of a prisoner swap between the Houthis and the Yemeni government, part of wider negotiations that are continuing between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis to find a deal to end the conflict, which began in 2014. “Torture in prison included solitary confinement, humiliation, deprivation, beating with cables and clubs, and being electrocuted,” Albazili told Al Jazeera. Skin-related diseases, anaemia, and tuberculosis began spreading.” Beatings and insults Ziyad Aldaeri, 32, is one of the hundreds of Houthis, mainly fighters, who were released by the Yemeni government and Saudi Arabia as part of the prisoner swap deal. After a doctor came and prescribed medication.” Yemeni government officials have previously called allegations of torture in prisons “exaggerated”.

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally release 153 war detainees, Red Cross says
2 months ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally release 153 war detainees, Red Cross says

The Hindu  

Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally freed 153 war detainees Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, one of several overtures in recent days to ease tensions after the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. The Red Cross said it “welcomes this unilateral release as another positive step towards reviving negotiations.” “This operation has brought much-needed relief …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally release 153 war detainees, Red Cross says
2 months ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally release 153 war detainees, Red Cross says

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally released 153 war detainees Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. The Red Cross said it “welcomes this unilateral release as another positive step towards reviving negotiations” over ending the country’s long-running war. “This operation has brought much-needed relief and joy to families who have been anxiously waiting for …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels release 153 war detainees, Red Cross says
2 months ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels release 153 war detainees, Red Cross says

LA Times  

Detainees stand in line before being freed by Houthi rebels in Sanaa, Yemen, on Saturday. Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally freed 153 war detainees Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, one of several overtures in recent days to ease tensions after the Israel-Hamas cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Previous prisoner releases have been viewed as a means to …

US transfers 11 Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen after holding them for 2 decades without charge
2 months, 2 weeks ago

US transfers 11 Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen after holding them for 2 decades without charge

Firstpost  

The US Department of Defense has transferred 11 Yemeni nationals after holding them for more than two decades without charge at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility Detainees in orange jumpsuits sit in a holding area under the watchful eyes of military police during in-processing to the temporary detention facility at Camp X-Ray of Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, January 11, 2002. …

U.S. transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Yemen after more than two decades without charge
2 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Yemen after more than two decades without charge

The Hindu  

The Pentagon said on Monday that it had transferred 11 Yemeni men to Oman this week after holding them for more than two decades without charge at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. That's the fewest since 2002, when President George W. Bush's administration turned Guantanamo into a detention site for the mostly Muslim men taken into custody …

US transfers 11 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman
2 months, 2 weeks ago

US transfers 11 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman

Al Jazeera  

Amnesty International welcomed the transfer but said Guantanamo would remain a ‘glaring, longstanding stain’ on human rights in the US. The United States has transferred 11 Yemeni detainees from its notorious Guantanamo Bay detention centre to Oman after holding them for more than two decades without charge as part of Washington’s so-called “war on terror”. “The United States appreciates the …

US transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Oman after more than two decades without charge
2 months, 2 weeks ago

US transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Oman after more than two decades without charge

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Monday it had transferred 11 Yemeni men to Oman this week after holding them for more than two decades without charge at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. That’s the fewest since 2002, when President George W. Bush’s administration turned Guantanamo into a detention site for the mostly Muslim men taken into custody …

U.S. transfers 11 Yemeni prisoners from Guantánamo to Oman
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. transfers 11 Yemeni prisoners from Guantánamo to Oman

NPR  

U.S. transfers 11 Yemeni prisoners from Guantánamo to Oman toggle caption Thomas Watkins/AFP via Getty Images In the most dramatic step in years to reduce the population at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, the Biden administration has transferred 11 Yemeni detainees to Oman, which has agreed to help resettle them and provide security monitoring. Uthman Abdul al-Rahim …

Yemen’s Houthis freed over 100 war prisoners, the Red Cross says
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Yemen’s Houthis freed over 100 war prisoners, the Red Cross says

The Independent  

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Saudi-led coalition releases additional Yemen war prisoners
1 year, 11 months ago

Saudi-led coalition releases additional Yemen war prisoners

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi-led military coalition on Monday freed 104 more prisoners captured in Yemen’s war, a unilateral release that followed an organized prisoner swap amid renewed diplomatic efforts to halt the conflict. The International Committee of the Red Cross said it flew two flights carrying a total of 96 released detainees from Saudi Arabia’s Abha International …

Hundreds of Houthi prisoners, 16 Saudis freed on day two of swap
1 year, 11 months ago

Hundreds of Houthi prisoners, 16 Saudis freed on day two of swap

Al Jazeera  

Houthi rebels free 16 Saudis, three Sudanese as Riyadh also releases hundreds of Yemeni prisoners on second day of detainee exchange. Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni Houthi rebels have freed hundreds of prisoners of war as part of a multi-day exchange amid concerted efforts to end Yemen’s eight-year-old war, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross. Saturday’s first …

Red Cross: Yemen rebels, Saudi coalition begin prisoner swap
1 year, 11 months ago

Red Cross: Yemen rebels, Saudi coalition begin prisoner swap

Associated Press  

SANAA, Yemen — An exchange of more than 800 prisoners linked to Yemen’s long-running war began on Friday, the International Committee for the Red Cross said. Carboni acknowledged some former prisoners needed medical care before making their flight, but “nothing out of the ordinary.” Meanwhile, prisoners released by the rebel Houthis took flights to Aden, the seat of the country’s …

Hundreds released in Yemen prisoner swap after Houthi-Saudi talks
1 year, 11 months ago

Hundreds released in Yemen prisoner swap after Houthi-Saudi talks

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 900 detainees are expected to be released according to an agreement reached between warring parties in Yemen. The release and swap of nearly 900 detainees by the two sides in Yemen’s conflict has begun, a significant confidence-building measure as peace talks between Saudi envoys and Houthi rebels intensify. The International Committee of the Red Cross, which is managing the …

Yemeni sides say deal reached to free nearly 900 prisoners
2 years ago

Yemeni sides say deal reached to free nearly 900 prisoners

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Yemen’s warring sides said Monday they agreed to release nearly 900 prisoners of war in a U.N.-brokered deal amid international efforts to end the yearslong conflict. They were detained and sentenced to death in recent years by a Houthi-controlled court in a trial described by Amnesty International as “grossly unfair.” Fadail said the deal also includes the release …

Saudi-led coalition sends dozens of freed prisoners to Yemen
2 years, 10 months ago

Saudi-led coalition sends dozens of freed prisoners to Yemen

Al Jazeera  

Coalition says 108 detainees were flown on Friday from Saudi Arabia to the southern Yemeni city of Aden. The Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen said has said it transported more than 100 freed prisoners to Yemen in coordination with the International Committee of the Red Cross in a humanitarian initiative to support a United Nations-brokered truce. The coalition said last …

Yemen: Saudi Arabia to release 163 Houthi prisoners
2 years, 10 months ago

Yemen: Saudi Arabia to release 163 Houthi prisoners

Al Jazeera  

Saudi officials say the move is aimed at solidifying a two-month truce that went into effect in early April. The Saudi Arabian-led coalition fighting in Yemen has said it would release 163 prisoners from Yemen’s Houthi rebel group who fought against the kingdom, as part of a humanitarian initiative. The coalition had already begun taking measures to release the prisoners …

‘20th Hijacker’ of 9/11 transferred from Guantanamo to psychiatric facility in Saudi Arabia
3 years ago

‘20th Hijacker’ of 9/11 transferred from Guantanamo to psychiatric facility in Saudi Arabia

The Independent  

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UAE to send former Guantanamo detainees to Yemen, after promising to reintegrate them back into Muslim society
4 years, 5 months ago

UAE to send former Guantanamo detainees to Yemen, after promising to reintegrate them back into Muslim society

The Independent  

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Sent from Gitmo to UAE, detainees fear final stop: Yemen
4 years, 5 months ago

Sent from Gitmo to UAE, detainees fear final stop: Yemen

The Independent  

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Yemen’s rival sides complete war’s largest prisoner exchange
4 years, 5 months ago

Yemen’s rival sides complete war’s largest prisoner exchange

Associated Press  

SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s warring sides completed a major, U.N.-brokered prisoner swap on Friday, officials said, a development that could revive the country’s stalled peace process after more than five years of grinding conflict. This week’s prisoner release, the largest-ever in the war, marks a breakthrough in the implementation of a long-awaited deal between Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels and a …

Yemen’s warring sides kick off largest prisoner swap to date
4 years, 5 months ago

Yemen’s warring sides kick off largest prisoner swap to date

Associated Press  

SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s warring sides on Thursday kicked off a long-awaited, U.N.-brokered prisoner exchange, an unprecedented release of detainees amid a conflict that has spawned the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Fabrizio Carboni, ICRC’s regional director for the Middle East, said the operation was “a good first step towards building the confidence needed between parties to the conflict.” A rebel-run …

Yemen’s warring sides begin prisoner swap, raising hope for peace
4 years, 5 months ago

Yemen’s warring sides begin prisoner swap, raising hope for peace

Al Jazeera  

Warring factions in Yemen to exchange 1,081 prisoners under a deal struck last month, igniting peace prospects. The warring sides in Yemen’s long conflict will exchange some 1,081 prisoners on Thursday and Friday under a deal struck in Switzerland last month, a senior rebel official said. “The transaction will be executed, with God’s help, on the scheduled dates today and …

Houthis illegally detaining, torturing women: Yemeni activists
6 years, 2 months ago

Houthis illegally detaining, torturing women: Yemeni activists

Al Jazeera  

Sanaa-based monitor says Houthi rebels are holding dozens of women without trial and often torturing the detainees. Yemen’s Houthi rebels are holding dozens of women without trial and often torturing the detainees and blackmailing their families, activists and a human rights lawyer have told the Associated Press news agency. The group’s founder, Nabil Fadel, said he had received information from …

Sealed with a kiss: Yemen’s rivals agree to swap 16,000 prisoners
6 years, 3 months ago

Sealed with a kiss: Yemen’s rivals agree to swap 16,000 prisoners

Al Jazeera  

Deal will cover 8,576 people detained by the Houthis, including teachers and children, and 7,487 Houthi fighters. Rimbo, Sweden – Yemen’s warring sides have agreed terms on a large-scale prisoner swap with more than 16,000 detainees expected to be released early next year. ‘Still major obstacles to overcome’ Maysa Shuja al-Deen, a non-resident fellow at the Sanaa Center for Strategic …

'Just let him die': Yemeni prisoners describe horrific torture in Houthi jails
6 years, 3 months ago

'Just let him die': Yemeni prisoners describe horrific torture in Houthi jails

The Independent  

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Prisoner swap deal bolsters hopes of progress in Yemen talks
6 years, 3 months ago

Prisoner swap deal bolsters hopes of progress in Yemen talks

Associated Press  

RIMBO, Sweden — Yemen’s warring sides agreed to a broad prisoner swap Thursday, sitting down in the same room together for the first time in years at U.N.- Hopes were high that the talks wouldn’t deteriorate into further violence as in the past, and that the prisoner exchange would be an important first step toward building confidence between highly distrustful …

Yemen detainees free days after AP report on UAE-run prisons
6 years, 8 months ago

Yemen detainees free days after AP report on UAE-run prisons

Associated Press  

CAIRO — With hugs and kisses, family and friends of a Yemeni actor celebrated after he and at least three other detainees were freed after being held for nearly a year without charge in prisons that Associated Press reporting has shown to be controlled by the United Arab Emirates. But Yemeni Interior Minister Ahmed al-Maysari has said he has no …

Sexual abuses rampant in UAE-controlled prisons in Yemen
6 years, 9 months ago

Sexual abuses rampant in UAE-controlled prisons in Yemen

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The torturers followed a schedule. From inside a Yemeni prison controlled by the United Arab Emirates — a top U.S. ally — a Yemeni detainee held without charges chronicled torture and sexual abuses through drawings. Of five prisons where the AP found sexual torture, four are in Aden, according to three Yemeni security and military officials who spoke …

Yemeni prisoners say Emirati officers sexually torture them
6 years, 9 months ago

Yemeni prisoners say Emirati officers sexually torture them

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The 15 officers who arrived at the prison in southern Yemen hid their faces behind headdresses, but their accents were clearly foreign — from the United Arab Emirates. Still, he called the allegations “disturbing” and said, “The United States take all allegations of abuse seriously, although we have no substantiating information at this time.” U.S. officials have acknowledged …

Detainees held without charges decry Emiratis’ sexual abuses
6 years, 9 months ago

Detainees held without charges decry Emiratis’ sexual abuses

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The 15 officers who arrived at the prison in southern Yemen hid their faces behind headdresses, but their accents were clearly foreign — from the United Arab Emirates. Still, he called the allegations “disturbing” and said, “The United States take all allegations of abuse seriously, although we have no substantiating information at this time.” U.S. officials have acknowledged …

Yemeni prisoners say UAE officers sexually torture them: AP
6 years, 9 months ago

Yemeni prisoners say UAE officers sexually torture them: AP

Al Jazeera  

The 15 officers who arrived at the prison in southern Yemen hid their faces behind head dresses, but their accents were clearly foreign – from the United Arab Emirates. Of the five prisons where the AP found sexual torture, four are in Aden, according to three Yemeni security and military officials who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity …

US sends nine Yemeni Guantanamo inmates to Saudi Arabia
8 years, 11 months ago

US sends nine Yemeni Guantanamo inmates to Saudi Arabia

Al Jazeera  

The United States has transferred nine Yemeni men to Saudi Arabia from the US military prison at Guantanamo, including an inmate who had been on a hunger strike since 2007, US officials said. The transfer marked the largest group of prisoners shipped out of the naval base in Cuba since President Barack Obama rolled out his plan to shut the …

Freed Guantanamo detainees: Where are they now?
9 years, 2 months ago

Freed Guantanamo detainees: Where are they now?

Al Jazeera  

Many inmates are imprisoned in their home countries after being released, while others start new lives. Many men were forced to make their lives in unknown lands – often the only former Guantanamo prisoner in a foreign nation, like Syrian Maasoum Abdah Mouhammad in Bulgaria or Ahmed Abdul Qader in Estonia. ‘Recidivists’ Of the men released under the Obama administration, …

Six Yemeni Guantanamo prisoners sent to Oman
9 years, 9 months ago

Six Yemeni Guantanamo prisoners sent to Oman

Al Jazeera  

US transfers inmates to Oman for resettlement as part of plan to close controversial prison in Cuba. The United States says it has sent another six Yemeni detainees from its controversial Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba to Oman for resettlement. In a statement issued late on Friday, the Pentagon said it had transferred Idris Ahmad Abd Al Qadir Idris, Sharaf …

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