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Giorgia Valente reports that the Houthis’ detention of current and former Yemeni staff linked to the US mission in Yemen is sharpening international alarm, coming as the armed group also holds dozens of United Nations employees and other humanitarian workers in areas it controls. On Dec. 11, the US State Department denounced what it called the Houthis’ “unlawful detention” of local staff and “sham” legal steps tied to espionage allegations, while the UN says at least 59 Yemeni UN personnel have been detained since 2024, some held incommunicado and without due…
