A Taiz kidney patient reaches dialysis only in the afternoon because of the siege
A kidney patient in Taiz says he left at dawn and reached dialysis in the afternoon, forced to walk and take a long detour by the Houthi siege.
Geography: Yemen
“I want to reassure my father, mother and siblings that I am still alive.”
Houthis listed Saleh Ahmed, 13, among their dead. But he is alive and receiving treatment from the Giants Brigades, after the Houthis forcibly sent him to the front lines and left him without medical care. His message to young people: don’t join the Houthis. Stay with your families and continue your education.
Mocha family recounts a terrifying escape after Houthi shelling
A family recounts their terrifying escape after Houthis hit their area in Mocha. A mother wounded by shrapnel, sheltering with her daughters in a hole she described as “like a grave.” @AmatAlafory met the family and shared their ordeal.
A Taiz resident describes the suffering under the Houthi siege
A Taiz resident describes the suffering under the Houthi siege: shortages of food, fuel and water, a paralysed local economy, and people with diabetes, heart disease or kidney disease unable to access treatment.
“We eat only one meal a day.. Sometimes we cannot even find water.”
Nurse Shahinaz Saif fled Al Hudaydah for Aden. The Houthis, she says, “destroyed everything, including jobs.” Today, she treats wounded people and children for free in a camp without a health facility.
Hands Lost to Houthi Violence, Young Hadeel Turns to Education for Hope
While picking figs near her home in rural Taiz, Yemen, 12-year-old Hadeel was struck by a shell fired by Houthi forces. She survived, but the explosion cost her both hands — and changed her life forever. The figs she had hoped to enjoy were stained with her blood, as the explosion left her with devastating … Read more
Families under siege and children under fire
The Houthis are tightening their siege of Taiz, Yemen, and bombarding the city to force its people into submission.
