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| Yemeni protesters rally to slam Saudi death ruling for Shia cleric |
| 2014-10-19 |
| [Iran Press TV] Yemeni demonstrators have staged a protest rally outside the Saudi embassy in Yemen's capital, Sana'a, to demand the release of a prominent Shia holy man sentenced to death by Riyadh. The supporters of Yemen's Houthi ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to Americaâ¢, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews... Ansarullah movement blasted the US-backed Saudi government at the Saturday protest rally for upholding an earlier ruling against Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who has been tossed in the slammer |
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