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The Houthi group released Yemeni model Intissar al-Hammadi after she spent about five years in prison, according to her lawyer and a security source on Sunday.
Al-Hammadi (23 years old) was arrested on February 20, 2021, in Sana'a, while she was going with a friend for a photoshoot, and was sentenced to five years in prison after the rulings were issued in the first instance and appeal. She was charged with "prostitution" and "drug use," accusations that her lawyer and human rights organizations considered false and that violated women's freedoms. Her lawyer, Khaled al-Kamal, confirmed that al-Hammadi was released on Saturday evening and is now at her home, noting that she suffered from several illnesses and her health deteriorated as a result of the treatment she was subjected to in prison, where she attempted suicide in 2021. It is worth noting that al-Hammadi, born to an Ethiopian mother and a Yemeni father, regularly posted photos of herself on social media platforms, wearing various outfits between traditional and modern, which highlights the strict restrictions imposed by the Houthis on women in the areas they control.
