Houthi judge sets next appeal hearing for Yemeni Baha'i sentenced to death

Houthi judge sets next appeal hearing for Yemeni Baha'i sentenced to death

Hamed bin Haydara was sentenced to death in 2018 following a series of sham trials in Houthi-controlled Sana'a.
Hamed bin Haydara was sentenced to death in 2018 following a series of sham trials in Houthi-controlled Sana'a.
New York—6 May 2019—

Following an appeal hearing on 30 April, a judge in Houthi-controlled Sana’a has set the next hearing of Hamed bin Haydara, a Yemeni Baha’i sentenced to death on religiously motivated and baseless charges.

 The next hearing in the appeal will be held on 16 June, 2019 in Sana’a.

For more information on the persecution of the Baha’i community in Yemen, visit here.

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