The prisoner crisis in Yemen between the Houthis and the Muslim Brotherhood has resurfaced amidst persistent efforts to break the deadlock.

The Al-Islah Party, the Yemeni branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, continues to evade its commitments to release prisoners, launching a large campaign against the agreement under flimsy pretexts, according to the Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni website.

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Activists on social media shared images depicting the dire conditions of prisoners in Al-Islah’s prisons, with reports of severe abuse leading to disabilities due to torture.
Activists consider Al-Islah’s campaign as a maneuver to avoid the offer made by the Houthi terrorist militias regarding the inspection of the conditions of prisoners on both sides. Some argue that the Houthis’ request to learn the fate of certain prisoners is a legitimate right.

The self-proclaimed head of the Houthis’ Prisoners’ Affairs Committee, Abdelkader Al-Murtada, stated in a post on the X platform: “A week ago, we allowed a group of local mediators to visit our prison and assess the conditions of the prisoners inside.”

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He added: “On the other hand, Al-Islah in Marib refused a similar visit for our prisoners in their prisons,” questioning: “What does their repeated refusal to allow visits to their prisons indicate?” (Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni).

Houthi official Mohamed Al-Bukhaiti stated: “This is another challenge we present to Al-Islah: allowing a neutral team to visit the prisons of both parties and speak with the prisoners. This is an official offer from us, and the ball is now in Al-Islah’s court.”

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Meanwhile, the acting head of Al-Islah’s Political Bureau, Dr. Ahmed Halah, stated in a press release: “We, in Al-Islah, declare our agreement to the proposal made in Mohamed Al-Bukhaiti’s tweet to form a neutral delegation to visit Houthi prisons, starting with a visit to Mohamed Qahtan and then the other detainees and forcibly disappeared individuals in Houthi prisons. If this is achieved, the delegation can then move to Marib to visit Houthi prisoners after coordinating with the local authorities.”

The Houthi militias are seeking information about their fighters captured by the national army forces in Marib while refusing to disclose the fate of politician Mohamed Qahtan, who was abducted from his home in 2015.

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