What happened

Muhammad Arif al-Raimi, 19, died in custody at al-Amshiya police station in Sufyan in September 2025. Yemen Shabab Net cited the Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms and relatives reporting beatings and electric shocks after detention over a theft accusation.

The report also recorded the Houthis’ account of suicide and the family’s refusal to accept the body without an impartial investigation. The cause of death remains disputed in the available account.