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Houthi court in Yemen hands down death sentences to 17 people accused of spying
The Houthis blamed the spies for enabling attacks that caused dozens of deaths and infrastructure damage amid an intensified crackdown following recent Israeli strikes.
- On November 22, 2025, a court operating under Yemen's Houthi rebels in Sanaa sentenced 17 people to death, with defendants appearing behind bars during the hearing.
- An intensified crackdown followed an August strike that killed rebel prime minister Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi and dozens of officials.
- According to the ruling, the accused recruited citizens, installed surveillance cameras and received payments that led to attacks causing dozens of deaths and infrastructure damage.
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Houthi court in Yemen hands down death sentences to 17 people accused of spying
A Houthi-controlled court in Yemen’s capital convicted 17 people of spying for foreign governments and sentenced them to death in the latest development in a yearslong Houthi crackdown on local staff from foreign agencies.
·Canada
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Houthi court in Yemen hands down death sentences to 17 people accused of spying
The Houthis accused the defendants of working for foreign intelligence, including the Mossad, 'which led to the targeting of several military, security and civilian sites resulting in the death of dozens and widespread destruction of infrastructure'
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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Total News Sources48
Leaning Left14Leaning Right8Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Left
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Left
45% Left
L 45%
C 29%
R 26%
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