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Houthis Arbitrarily Detain over 20 Christians in Yemen

More than 20 Christians have been arbitrarily detained by Houthis in Yemen without warrants or explanation, fitting the definition of enforced disappearance, Human Rights Watch said.

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Houthi authorities in Yemen have arbitrarily detained more than 20 Christians over the past three months in what Human Rights Watch characterizes as a campaign of enforced disappearances targeting the religious minority, the organization reported Monday. The detentions began in late November and early December 2025, with an expansion on December 24, Christmas Eve, according to HRW interviews with members of Yemen’s Christian community. Those arr…

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Human Rights Watch broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, February 9, 2026.
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