On Nov. 15, the ICRC said authorities in Sana’a freed 600 people detained in connection with Yemen’s conflict, in a unilateral release supported by the organization.
The ICRC said the National Committee for Prisoners Affairs initiated the release. The move took place outside the Stockholm Agreement.
ICRC delegates interviewed each detainee, while medical staff checked their health. The organization also provided assistance to help those released return.
The release comes amid Yemen’s long-running conflict. The Houthis seized the capital in 2014, and Saudi Arabia entered the war in 2015 to support Yemen’s internationally recognized government. The U.N.-mediated truce ran from April to October 2022.
