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Protesters during the trial of the Bahai leader Hamed bin Haydara, outside the state security court in Sanaa. EPA
Protesters during the trial of the Bahai leader Hamed bin Haydara, outside the state security court in Sanaa. EPA
US classing Houthis as religious persecutors not enough, say Yemeni activists
The designation this week puts the Yemen rebels on a list alongside ISIS, Al Qaeda, Boko Haram, the Taliban and Somalia’s Al Shabab
Ali Mahmood
December 24, 2019