Dozen of women and men physically assaulted and beaten by Houthis

Dozen of women and men physically assaulted and beaten by Houthis rebels in Sanaa Wednesday as they went to late president Ali Abdullah Saleh house to commemorate his birthday

Security sources said that Houthi rebels kidnapped more than 13 young women participating in the event

Michael Horton, a Senior analyst for Arabian affairs at the Jamestown Foundation, told Khabar Agency that the Houthi rebels have made a grave mistake by beating and attacking women. People will not accept that

It is a sign of weakness". Horton added

The growing political oppression under Houthi rule", said Afrah Nasser, a Yemeni Journalist

Witnesses said that Old man went to say a prayer in front of the late President Ali Abdullah Saleh's house and was beaten by 10 Houthi rebels

For his part, the director of the Intelligence Project at the Brookings Institution, Bruce Riedel told Khabar Agency: They - the Houthis - are strong enough in Sanaa to take strong action but worried about Saleh loyalists outside the territory they control