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- 1 2 3 4 Michael, Maggie (June 21, 2018). "Detainees held without charges decry Emiratis' sexual abuses". The Associated Press.
- 1 2 al-Haj, Ahmed; Michael, Maggie (July 9, 2018). "Yemen demands Emirates shut down prisons where abuses rife". The Associated Press.
- ↑ The Associated Press (July 3, 2018). "In Yemen, 46 Detainees Released From UAE-Controlled Prison". The New York Times .
Prosecutor Mohammed Ali Saleh confirmed the release of the 46 on Tuesday, without elaborating, while the detainees themselves gave The Associated Press a list with their names.
- ↑ "Yemeni Women Praise Appointment of First Female Supreme Court Judge". Asharq Al-Awsat . Retrieved 2025-01-22.