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Yemeni Security Forces has kidnapped the Journalist and Human Rights activist; Loui Al-Moaid on Monday, June 30th, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. and he was taken to The National Security building. Loui is infected with Hepatitis B virus (active) and we are concerned about his life since he might be tortured severely and there is no health care at all.

Te Yemeni Org of Freedom and Rights Defending denouncing the illegal arresting of Loui Al-Moaid which happened on Monday 30th of July 2008 at 11 am in front of the Ministry of Planning by the authority to unknown place in such a way that conflict with the law and the constitution.

Loui Al-Moaid had hepatitis-B and there are serious fears about his health of becoming worse. He was taken in an army car, we do not know where he is till now, the arresting of Loui has occurred within a campaign of the illegally arresting series that authority has been doing synchronized with Saa’da War, which targeting the Hashemite Race and the Zaidisim students and scholars and the actives of human rights in an intensive way.

The Org is warning, again, of the serious danger of such actions of the authority that conflicts with the constitution which have no legal evidence.

We demand all the local and the international organizations and agencies that involve to reveal where Loui is and release him immediately, also demanding to work on stop these illegal series of attesting because of Saa’da War where the illegally arresting are increasing by the authority is denying their existence shows that they are terrorizing these prisoners.

The organization is, again, invoking the incorporation of the authority of our contentious warning of the danger of their actions that will increase the threaten of the social peace and the whole country peace.

Report condemning the continued detention of Loai Almoaiad; the Executive Director of (Yemenhurr News Website)

The administrative staff and the editorial staff of “Yemenhurr News Website” condemns the continued detention of the Executive Director of the Website; Mr. Loai AbdelWahhab Almoaiad for a month ago.

Mr. Almoayad was arrested illegally and without parliamentary or judicial orders by security forces on June 30th, 2008 in front of his house which is located beside the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation. A promise was made by some security officials that he will be released within days, however.

“Yemenhurr News Website” did not publish any report about Mr. Almoaiad kidnapping because his family did not want to talk about the accident awaiting for the promise to be fulfilled, but the continued detention has emphasized that the responsible authorities for the abduction are not bound by any legal or constitutional texts as well as ethical obligations and commitments, and insist on violating the rights guaranteed by law.

In addition to the administrative position at “Yemenhurr” website, Mr. Almoayad is a human rights activist and a member of the Arab Organization for Human Rights, as well as a member of the “Yemeni Organization for the Defense of Rights and Freedoms”. He is also one of the founders of the “Change Organization”; a Yemeni Human rights Organizaton.

Mr. Almoayad is suffering from difficult health conditions, and is in need of medical attention and continuous follow-up since he is infected with active hepatitis (B+). In this regard, we put the full responsibility for any deterioration in his health on those who kidnapped him and still keeping him in an unknown location yet. Furthermore, we maintain the right for suing the ones behind all violations suffered by Mr. Almoayad.

We note that, the Attorney General Dr. Abdullah Al-Olofi has interacted with the complaint by the “Yemeni Organization for the Defense of Rights and Freedoms” concerning the arrest and the seriousness of Loai’s health. He has sent letters to both the Interior Minister and Chairman of the Political Security directing the release of Mr. Almoayad or referring him to court. In the letters, Dr. Al-Olofi also stressed on the seriousness of Loai’s health situation and asked for providing quick health care to him.

In addition, we call on the Minister of Interior and the responsible authorities to immediately release Mr. Almoaiad , to clarify the circumstances of his abduction, and to bring those responsible to justice because what they have done is a crime and a punishable offence by law.

We also appeal to our colleagues in government and private media organizations as well as organizations concerned with human rights and freedoms, local and international press to do their duty towards the journalist and human rights activist Loai Almoaiad, and what he is suffering subjected to the outrageous violation of all rights guaranteed by law, in addition to the real danger to his life due to his serious health condition.

Management and editorial staff of “Yemenhurr News Website”
2008/7/29 Yemen Hurr

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SANA’A, Aug 7— Thirty local and international human rights organizations sent a message last Thursday to President Ali Abdullah Saleh requesting that human rights activist Lu’ai Abdul Wahab Al-Muayyad, a member of the Yemeni Organization for Defending Rights and Freedoms, be released from prison because his health is feared to be deteriorating.

Lu’ai Al-Muayyad, 27, has been in an unknown prison since this past June 30 when he was secretly detained by security apparatuses in front of his house in Sana’a on the background of Sa’ada war between the Yemeni Army and Houthis.

In their message, the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) revealed that Al-Muayyad is suffering from liver disease and lack of medication brought on by hepatitis B according to medical reports.

“He is in poor condition, especially since he was detained, and his family doesn’t know where he is imprisoned and how to provide him with medicine,” said the letter.

“Our concerns are increasing about Lu’ai particularly after many prisoners and detainees have died in prison, according to local reports. [These include people] such as Hashim Hajar who died in September 30, 2007 inside the Central Jail when the court refused to send him to the hospital despite medical reports confirming his health condition was poor due to liver disease,” said the message.

The NGOs also maintained that Hajar’s death was condemned by human rights organizations including International Forgiveness Organization, which demanded that an urgent, comprehensive and independent investigation should be conducted into his death and immediate procedures be taken to guarantee the other detainees receive proper medication.

The message said that Lu’ai Al-Muayyad will imminently face a similar tragedy unless he gets treatment. The organizations also condemned “the insistence of security apparatuses to detain Lu’ai although the war in Sa’ada has stopped and his health condition is serious.” The letter pleaded with President Saleh to “end the secret detention of Lu’ai and release him immediately as well as direct security apparatuses to abide by the law when detaining anyone suspected of being involved in illegal acts.”

The various organizations’ collective message came after the Yemeni Organization for Defending Rights and Freedoms issued a press release on July 20 warning that Al-Muayyad’s health condition is deteriorating due to hepatitis B. The press released said that Al-Muayyad’s health condition was bad even while leading his normal life with his family. “His condition is worse in detention as security apparatuses have prevented him from accessing any medication,” said the statement. It also called for local and international organizations concerned with human rights to intervene and put pressure on the Yemeni government to release Al-Muayyad. Attached to the press release were copies of Al-Muayyad’s medical reports that confirmed his health condition is serious.

According to Ali Al-Dailami, director of the Yemeni Organization for Defending Rights and Freedoms, Al-Muayyad was detained in front of his house in Sana’a by security men. “At about 11 a.m., a central security vehicle accompanied by men in plainclothes believed to be from the political security apparatus came to Lu’ai’s house and first detained his younger brother, Nizar,” said Al-Dailami, adding “They kept Nizar for a while and sent him home to tell Lu’ai that security men needed to ask him about someone they were looking for. When Lu’ai arrived, security men took him to an unknown place and came back to his house at night to take his laptop and medicine, telling his brother that they need Lu’ai for a day or two.”

Al-Dailami said that he thinks the reason for Lu’ai Al-Muayyad’s detention was because either his family is descended from the Hashemite clan or they are affiliated with Zaidi sect. Al-Dailami said that he figured this out from hearing complaints that the organization received from families of secret detainees, including Al-Muayyad’s family.