Jemen

[Shahab3]

9 Jahre nach seinem Tod wurde der beschlagnahmte Leichnam des Gründers der Houthi Bewegung von der Regierung freigegeben und nun unter strengsten Sicherheitsvorkehungen der Rebellengruppe beerdigt. Dieses Ereignis wurde gleichzeitig zur größen Massenveranstaltung der Houthi Rebellen im Jemen seit ihrer Gründung. Die Regierung hatte durch die langjährige Beschlagnahmung des Leichnams eigentlich verhindern wollen, dass es zu Massenkundgebungen kommt. Nun hat man gerade dadurch in diesem Fall praktisch das Gegenteil bewirkt.

18 June 2013 Last updated at 01:52 GMT
Yemen's Houthi rebels defy years of war and repression

By Tik Root Saada, Yemen

Holding up "Death to America" signs and pictures of their fallen leader, an eager throng of Houthi rebels and their supporters gathered in the war-torn northern Yemeni city of Saada earlier this month for a funeral nine years in the making.

Just hours before the ceremony was set to begin, no-one had been told precisely where it would be held.
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When word came at 08:00, Houthi forces sprang into action. In less than three hours they funnelled hundreds of thousands of citizens, politicians and media past security checkpoints to a barren plot of land on the outskirts of the provincial capital.
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Houthi was killed in 2004 during the first of six devastating wars between the group and the Yemeni government, but authorities refused to return his body until late 2012. A mass funeral is exactly what they had been hoping to prevent.
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"They thought that people would forget Hussein al-Houthi because there was no body," said Ali Imad, a young Houthi political leader, pointing out the irony of the miscalculation. "Imagine if we buried him nine years ago. Maybe 100 people would have attended."

Instead, Abd al-Malik al-Houthi, Hussein's brother and successor, presided over one of the most prominent Houthi gatherings ever.
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The Houthi movement is rooted in the Zaydi interpretation of Islam, considered a moderate offshoot Shia sect.
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