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Houthis release Yemeni actor after she spent nearly 5 years in prison
Intisar Al-Hammadi was freed after nearly five years in Houthi custody amid criticism of her trial for indecent acts and drug possession as part of broader repression.
- Houthi rebels freed Yemeni actress and model Entisar al-Hammadi from Sanaa's Central Prison on Saturday after nearly five years, her lawyer said.
- Detained in February 2021, Entisar al-Hammadi was sentenced to five years by a Houthi-run court for an indecent act and drug possession, a case Human Rights Watch and rights groups said was marred with irregularities.
- Al‑Hammadi, age 25, was arrested with three other women; she had worked as a model for four years, acted in two dramas in 2020, and supported a four‑member family.
- Dozens of public figures in Yemen welcomed her release and urged the Houthis to provide health care, while human rights groups highlighted the trial’s role in exposing repression of women and dissent.
- The Iranian-backed Houthis have ruled Sanaa and much of northern Yemen since 2014 amid civil war, with recent actions including detentions and partial releases of United Nations staff in Sanaa.
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Houthis release Yemeni actor after she spent nearly five years in prison
Yemen’s Houthis released actor and model Intisar al-Hammadi after nearly five years in prison over charges of committing an indecent act and drug possession in a case rights groups said was “marred with irregularities and abuse,” her lawyer said Sunday.
·Saudi Arabia
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Yemen's Houthis rebels released this weekend a young mannequin who sometimes had no veil and had been imprisoned for nearly five years for spraining local morals she denied. That's what her lawyer and a security source said on Sunday.
·Paris, France
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Al Bawaba - After being accused of "adultery," "prostitution," and "drug use," the Houthis in Yemen released Yemeni model Intisar Al Hammadi (23 years old), after five years spent in prison...
·Amman, Jordan
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right3Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Center, 37% Right
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources are Center, 37% of the sources lean Right
38% Center
L 25%
C 38%
R 37%
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