On December 24, 2019, it was reported that Houthi fighters abducted Sana’a University professor Mohammed Nabil Al-Harazi while he was on his way home from campus, reportedly assaulting him and taking him to an unknown location.

No additional information regarding the abduction or Professor Al-Harazi’s release was available as of this report. 

Scholars at Risk is concerned about the abduction of a university professor by non-state militants. All parties to a conflict must refrain from the detention and disappearance of non-combatants, including members of higher education communities. In addition to the harm to the immediate victims, such attacks undermine academic freedom, institutional autonomy, and democratic society generally. 

Sources:
https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2019-12-24—the-yemeni-army-downs-two-militia-planes-carrying-explosives-.SJ445oWekI.html
http://old.adengd.net/news/432118/#.Xoy1TdNKgU1
https://www.elyamnelaraby.com/444758