A well-known Yemeni cleric, Sheikh Anis Saeed Al-Jardami, has died in a hospital in Aden, Yemen, after his health deteriorated while in detention.

Al-Jardemi had been taken into custody by the Security Belt Forces, a paramilitary security unit affiliated with the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC), in early April.

According to human rights sources, Al-Jardami's arrest was reportedly linked to audio recordings he shared on social media, in which he criticized the STC and its leader.

He was held without a court order for two months before being transferred to the hospital due to his failing health.


The circumstances surrounding Al-Jardemi's detention and death have sparked concerns about human rights abuses in Yemen.