Human rights report: Houthis continue to persecute the remaining journalists in Sanaa.

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Arabian Sea - Yemen - Special: A human rights report issued by the Capital Media Center documented the commission of 33 crimes and violations by the Houthi terrorist militia against journalists, writers, media professionals, and activists on social media during the first half of this year. The report, issued by the monitoring and documentation unit at the center, explained that the violations varied between sham trials, enforced disappearances, threats, defamation, and restriction of freedom of expression, which prompted many to flee from Sana'a towards areas controlled by the legitimate government or outside the country. The report indicated that these Houthi practices have caused the freezing of a number of media projects, imposed strict restrictions on freedom of publication and photography, and forced four journalists to leave Sana'a after they and their families were subjected to continuous threats, which prompted some of them to sell their properties and flee in search of safety. The report highlighted the suffering of the kidnapped journalist Muhammad Al-Mayahi, who was subjected to a sham trial that ended with a sentence of one and a half years in prison, with deprivation of writing and obligating him to pay sums of money as a guarantee, in a continuation of the militia's repressive approach. The report also indicated that the Houthi militia continues to deprive journalists and workers in official media outlets of half of their salaries and entitlements, as punishment for refusing to support the group, which forced many to leave their profession and search for alternative sources of livelihood. The center confirmed that Sana'a has become almost devoid of independent journalists, writers, and activists, in light of the escalating campaigns of threats and persecution that target their lives, property, and dignity, as part of a systematic policy to empty the capital of any free voice.