Houthis sentence 13 to public execution on homosexuality charges - report

"The [Houthis] are ramping up their abuses at home while the world is busy watching their attacks in the Red Sea," said Niku Jafarnia, a Yemen researcher for Human Rights Watch.

Participants take the oath of allegiance to the Houthi movement during a parade in a show of force amid a standoff in the Red Sea and US-led airstrikes on Houthi targets, in Sanaa, Yemen, February 8, 2024.

(photo credit: REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH)

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

FEBRUARY 8, 2024 10:03

Updated: FEBRUARY 8, 2024 15:46

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