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Yemeni model in rebel jail attempts suicide

Dubai - A young Yemeni model has attempted suicide in a Sanaa jail run by Huthi rebels enforcing a strict moral code, rights groups and her lawyer said. Entisar al-Hammadi, 19, was arrested on February 20 at a Sanaa checkpoint while on her way to a photo shoot. Huthi rebel forces who control the capital and much of northern Yemen have released...

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Yemeni model detained as 'moral campaign' crackdown continues

Entisar al-Hammadi was just starting a career in modelling when she was arrested two months ago in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa, where the Huthis are enforcing a morals campaign. Born to an Ethiopian mother and Yemeni father, the 19-year-old had been pictured online in traditional dress as well as leather and denim jackets, and sometimes she...