{"id":53659,"date":"2025-10-26T23:22:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T03:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/yemeni-actress-accused-of-indecent-act-released-from-five-year-houthi-imprisonment\/26\/10\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T23:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T03:22:11","slug":"yemeni-actress-accused-of-indecent-act-released-from-five-year-houthi-imprisonment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/yemeni-actress-accused-of-indecent-act-released-from-five-year-houthi-imprisonment\/26\/10\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Yemeni actress accused of &#8216;indecent act&#8217; released from five-year Houthi imprisonment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Al-Hammadi was convicted of committing an &#8220;indecent act&#8221; and possessing drugs by a Houthi-run court, a verdict that the actresses&#8217; lawyer says was &#8220;marred with irregularities and abuse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Yemeni actress and model Intisar al-Hammadi was released from prison on Saturday after Yemen\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/islamic-terrorism\/article-870823\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Houthis;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Houthis<\/a> convicted her of committing an \u201cindecent act\u201d and possessing drugs, according to a report by the <em>Associated Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Houthi-run court convicted Al-Hammadi in Yemen\u2019s capital <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/houthi-terrorists-raid-un-premises-223558942.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sanaa;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sanaa<\/a> in February 2021 and sentenced her to five years in prison. The trial is yet another example of the terror group\u2019s repression of women, said <em>AP<\/em>&#8216;s report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Khalid al-Kamal, Al-Hammadi\u2019s lawyer, said on Sunday that the case was \u201cmarred with irregularities and abuse,\u201d and announced she would be released after spending almost five years in Sanaa\u2019s Central Prison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to <em>AP<\/em>, dozens of Yemeni public figures welcomed the model\u2019s release and called on the Houthis to provide her with healthcare.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Al-Hammadi was born to a Yemeni father and an Ethiopian mother. She had worked as a model for four years and acted in two soap drama series in 2020, making her the sole breadwinner for her family of four prior to her conviction.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Houthi terrorists stand guard as people detained by the Houthis wait for their release in Sanaa, Yemen January 25, 2025. (credit: KHALED ABDULLAH\/REUTERS)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Houthi prisons also hold UN members<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier this month, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/islamic-terrorism\/article-871427\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:United Nations flew 12 international staff members out of Yemen;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">United Nations flew 12 international staff members out of Yemen<\/a> after they were detained and released by Houthi forces in Sanaa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg\u2019s office, 53 UN members remain detained by the terrorist organization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Houthis, one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/iran-rushing-rearm-mideast-terror-132110903.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Iran\u2019s terror proxies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Iran\u2019s terror proxies<\/a>, have ruled Sanaa and most of North Yemen since 2014, according to <em>AP<\/em>, after forcing the internationally-recognized government into exile. Yemen has been in a civil war for over a decade since the takeover.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Human Rights Watch says that the Houthis have long imposed tight restrictions on women, limiting their movements and barring them from travelling between provinces, and in some cases, abroad, without a male\u2019s permission or company.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/yemeni-actress-accused-indecent-act-022034460.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al-Hammadi was convicted of committing an &ldquo;indecent act&rdquo; and possessing drugs by a Houthi-run court, a verdict that the actresses&rsquo; lawyer says<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/yemeni-actress-accused-of-indecent-act-released-from-five-year-houthi-imprisonment\/26\/10\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/748b9e8292a15c79c68c408437955cb5","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53659"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}