[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] An Uzbek orthopedic doctor died in a Houthi-run prison in Ibb governorate, south of Yemen, according to a medical source.The source revealed that doctor Azzam (55 years) died in a prison in Yarim district, while the circumstances of his death are still unclear.
Last Tuesday, the pro-Iranian Houthi
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the
Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is
God is Great, Death to Americaâ„¢, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews...
militias kidnapped Dr. Azzam with another doctor from Tajikistan and a Yemeni man, after their house was stormed by the militias, during New Year Eve.
The source suggested that the Uzbek doctor was subjected to physical and psychological torture by the Houthis while in detention.
Last Thursday, Houthi media reported that its hard boyz kidnapped the doctor and his
Early last month, the News Agency that Dare Not be Named released an investigated report on the graphic torture by Houthis of prisoners.