Yemen's Houthis abduct 20 journos in Sanaa: Commission

By Shoukry Hussein

ADEN, Yemen (AA) – Yemen’s Houthi rebel group on Thursday abducted 20 journalists and media personnel in capital Sanaa, according to a government-run human rights commission.

The journalists were abducted after organizing a forum devoted to combatting “hate speech”, Eshraq al-Maqtari, a spokeswoman for Yemen’s government-run National Commission to Investigate Alleged Human Rights Violations, said via Twitter.

Abd al-Bari Tahir, a former head of Yemen’s journalists’ syndicate, was reportedly among those abducted on Thursday.

Al-Maqtari’s assertions have yet to be independently verified.

Since 2014, when Shia Houthi rebels overran much of the country, impoverished Yemen has remained wracked by violence and turmoil.

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