SANAA, Yemen — Yemen's Houthi rebels faced a barrage of criticism following their arrest of singer Aseel Abu Bakr during an overnight wedding party in Sanaa on Aug. 31, drawing strong statements of solidarity on social media from singers, journalists and human rights activists.
Judge and human rights defender Abdul-Wahab Qutran said in a tweet, "Arresting Aseel Abu Bakr by the Sanaa branch of the Taliban [in reference to the Houthis] from a wedding venue in the Madhbah area is an imprescriptible offense."
