On June 21, 2024, the Huthi de facto authorities released Baha’i human rights activist, Abdullah al-Olofi, from over a year in arbitrary detention, yet are continuing to arbitrarily detain four other Baha’is. According to credible sources, the Huthis forced Abdullah al-Olofi to sign a pledge that he would refrain from engaging in any Bahá’í related activities. On May 25, 2023, armed Huthi forces stormed a peaceful gathering of Baha’is in a private residence in Sana’a and arbitrarily detained 17 people, including five women. They forcibly disappeared them for around four months until their families learned they were being held at Huthi-run security and intelligence detention centers in Sana’a. Between June 2023 and June 2024, 13 individuals, including Abdullah al-Olofi and all five women, were released following international pressure. The four remaining Bahai’s are held without charge and denied their right to legal counsel.
PLEASE TAKE ACTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE UNTIL: January 11, 2025
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contact information:
Spokesperson for the Huthi de facto authorities
Mohamed Abdelsalam
Email: [email protected]
Twitter/X: @abdusalamsalah
sample letter:
Dear Mohamed Abdelsalam,
While I welcome the release of human rights activist, Abdullah al-Olofi – although he should have never been detained in the first place – I am extremely concerned about the remaining four detained Bahai individuals, Abdul’elah Muhammad al-Boni, 30, Hassan Tariq Thabet al-Zakari, 28, Muhammad Bashir Abdel Jalil, 25, and Ibrahim Ahmad Jo’eil, 49, and I demand their immediate and unconditional release.
On May 25, 2023, Huthi armed forces stormed a peaceful gathering of the Baha’is in a private residence in Sana’a and arbitrarily detained 17 people, including five women. They forcibly disappeared them for around four months until their families learned they were being held at Huthi-run security and intelligence centers in Sana’a. Between June 2023 and June 2024, 13 individuals, including all five women, were released following international pressure. The remaining four detainees are held without charge and denied their right to legal counsel.
I therefore call on the Huthi de facto authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all four Baha’i detainees in their custody. I also call on the authorities to end all forms of discrimination and persecution of the Baha’i minority and all others who are targeted solely for the peaceful exercise of their human rights including to freedom of religion and belief.
Yours sincerely,
[YOUR NAME]
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