Moment 'Houthis sentences 13 people to stoning to death for homosexuality' in Yemen under ISIS-like terrorist rule
THIS is the chilling moment a Houthi-led court in Yemen reportedly sentenced 13 people to stoning for homosexuality.
Under a gruesome one ISISstyle rule, the accused got their ruthlessness death sentences by a judge in a kangaroo court.
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The sentences were handed down in Ibb, a town in Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels, while another 35 people are awaiting trial on similar charges, a judicial source said.
Three others were also jailed.
A shocking video of the sentencing on Sunday 4 was shared with AFP and shows the judge reading out the 13 charges of homosexuality.
The video has yet to be verified.
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It is not clear when the brutal executions will take place, but the thirteen convicts can appeal the decision.
According to Amnesty Internationalthe rebels have viciously attacked LGBTQ+ people and subjected them to unfair arrests and torture, including claims of rape and sexual violence.
Same-sex relationships and any form of sexual activity are punishable by death.
The government has even reportedly banned all websites that express support for the LGBTQ+ community and advocate for their rights.
ATTACK OF THE RED SEA
The rebel group has been attacking ships in the Red Sea since November imposed a shipping blockade in the area.
They targeted any ship linked to Israel, demonstrating their strong alliance with the militant Hamas group.
They recently vowed to continue attacking ships in the region even after a series of attacks US and British attacks on Houthi bases.
So far there have been three separate waves of attacks, both from the US and against the Iranian-backed rebels.
Most recently the Pentagon said 36 targets were hit in Yemen on Saturday evening – hours after Iraq warned against it the Middle East was “on the brink of the abyss” as tensions boil over.
On the same day, six Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles were launched in Yemen posed an 'imminent threat' to ships that were affected by the US.
Since starting their attacks on ships in the Red Sealife in Yemen has become increasingly difficult executions are increasing in the conflict-torn country.
Gruesome photographs show the barbarity of their rule – with bodies hanging from cranes and victims forced to lie on their stomachs before being shot at close range.
You see people screaming as they are put to death in front of a gathered crowd. Some executions are broadcast on large screens in the capital Saana.
A Yemeni researcher from Human rights Watch Niku Jafarnia said the Houthis were using their attacks in the Red Sea to distract the world from “rights violations” at home.
She told AFP: “The Houthis are increasing their abuses at home while the world is busy watching their attacks in the Red Sea.
“If they really cared about the human rights they claim to stand for in Palestine, they wouldn't be beating and stoning Yemenis.”
A media spokesperson for the Yemeni army, Rashid Maarouf, made a similar claim, stating: “Many of the death sentences were handed down after the war on Gaza.
“We are all seriously considering leaving Yemen to live abroad. There is no security in the country. The Houthis have great influence… We are all at risk.”
Who are the Houthi rebels?
THE Houthi rebels are terrorizing ships and warships in the Red Sea – but who are they?
The Shiite militant group, which now controls most of Yemen, was largely ignored by the world for more than a decade.
However, since the outbreak of the war between Israel and Gaza, they have disappeared from relative obscurity accounting for around £1 trillion in global trade held hostage – making it one of the busiest in the world shipping routes to an active war zone.
Their twisted slogan is “Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse the Jews and Victory for Islam.”
Why do they attack ships?
The rebel group has launched brutal drone and missile attacks on all ships – including warships – they believe are linked to Israel, in solidarity with their ally Hamas.
The naval attacks have threatened to spark a full-blown war in the Middle East, while ripples from Israel's war in Gaza are being felt across the region – with Iran suspected of fomenting the chaos.
However, there have been frequent attacks on commercial ships with little or no connection to Israel, forcing global maritime traffic to halt operations in the region and sending shipping prices soaring.
Houthi attacks in the Red Sea increased by 50 percent between November and December.
The rebel group's leaders have previously vowed that the attacks will continue until Israel stops them devastating offensive in Gaza – despite recent American and British attacks on their military strongholds.
HISTORY WITH EXECUTIONS
The gruesome Houthi rebels are notorious for sentencing people to death.
A 2022 report from the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor found that this has happened since the seizure current in 2014, the rebels ordered the deaths of 350 people.
Some of the popular forms of capital punishment include stoning and firing squad executions And suspensions with crane.
Despite this large number of sentences, only eleven were actually carried out.
Just over two weeks ago, human rights activist Fatima Al-Arouli was sentenced to death on charges of spying for the United Arab Emirates, which has been part of a Saudi-led coalition against the Houthis for almost a decade.
In 2021, the rebels executed nine people – including a 17-year-old boy – who they said were spies for the Saudi-led coalition and involved in the assassination of a senior rebel official three years earlier.
Hundreds of people, mostly Houthis and their supporters, attended the execution, which took place by firing squad in Sanaa.
But Yemen's first public execution in more than a decade took place in August 2017, when a Yemeni man was shot in front of a crowd after being convicted of raping and murdering a three-year-old girl.
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