In a series of raids on Thursday, armed Houthi intelligence officers detained nine UN employees, three employees of the US-funded pro-democracy group National Democratic Institute (NDI), and three employees of a local human rights group, the officials said.
Intelligence officers of the Houthi group, which controls the capital, Sanaa, and large parts of the north of the country, raided the homes and offices of these people, confiscating phones and computers.
The detained UN employees work for the human rights office and the office for humanitarian affairs, said the officials, from the internationally recognized government that controls mostly southern parts of Yemen.
No official confirmation from organizations
Neither the UN office nor NDI immediately responded to a Reuters request for confirmation or comment. A Houthi spokesperson did not immediately comment. READ MORE
