The Houthis restrict the Internet and arrest dozens of employees in Sana'a

The Iranian-backed Houthi coup militias continued their abuses in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, which they have controlled since they overthrew legitimacy, arresting dozens of employees for demanding back pay, and imposing Internet restrictions for fear of using the network to call protests against it. Amran governorate, north of Sanaa, witnessed severe tension between members of the Hashid tribe, Yemen's largest tribes, and militia members, because of the smuggling of militias prisoners accused of killing some tribal symbols.

In detail, Houthi elements in militia-controlled institutions have reported dozens of employees demanding their salaries recently in light of the difficult conditions in Yemeni families in Sana'a, and were taken to an unknown destination and thrown into secret prisons. To accuse them of "inciting an uprising against it."

In addition, sources in Sanaa confirmed that the Houthi militias imposed restrictions on the Internet for fear of using the network to call for protests against it, similar to what is happening in Iraq.

The sources pointed out that the militias imposed new fees and raised the prices of Internet packages by 130%, and local sources considered that the action came after the Houthis Communications Foundation received a letter from the militia leader called «Malik al-Houthi» in which he said that «social networking is a threat to youth and incite them To go out and protest, as is the case in Lebanon and Iraq. ”

Amran governorate, north of Sanaa, witnessed severe tension between members of the Hashid tribe, Yemen's largest tribe, and Houthi militia elements, warning of armed confrontations between the two sides, on the back of the militias to release prisoners accused of murder and liquidation of elders and symbols of the tribe of Hashid.

The sources explained that the tribe grew to the knowledge of the militias agreement with prisoners who smuggled them to continue the process of liquidation of symbols and members of tribes, in the context of the continuation of the policy of the Houthis to weaken the tribes of the collar of Sanaa.

The sources pointed out that the tribe called on their children to be cautious, while the funeral of one of its sons named «Bihan Ali Muqbel Ayani», who was assassinated by the Houthis in his home in Sanaa.

Informed sources confirmed that Houthi militias have issued threats of arrest and liquidation to members of the Popular Congress Party, which was headed by the late Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, if they participated in the commemoration of the December 2 uprising led by Saleh against the Houthis in 2017.

The sources said that the militias tightened security around the houses of the military and political leaders of the conference in the capital Sana'a, and armed elements deployed in large numbers in areas south of the capital, which witnessed the uprising of supporters of Saleh in December 2017 for fear of any protests may occur in those areas.