DetaineesattendapressconferenceontheirreleasebytheHouthigroupinSanaa,Yemen,May26,2024.(PhotobyMohammedMohammed/Xinhua)SANAA,May26(Xinhua)--Yemen'sHouthigroupunilaterallyreleased113detaineesintheHouthi-heldYemenicapitalSanaaonSunday,theInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRC)said."Wearepleasedtoseethathumanitarianconsiderationsarebeingprioritized,particularlyforthefamilieseagerlyawaitingthereturnoftheirlovedones,especiallywiththeapproachoftheEidal-Adhacelebrationsinafewweeks,"saidDaphneeMaret,theICRC'sheadofdelegationinYemen."Wehopethispavesthewayforfurtherreleases,"Maretsaid.TheICRCsaidithadconductedprivatepre-departureinterviewswiththedetaineestoconfirmtheiridentities,and"listentoanyconcernstheymayhaveaboutthereleaseprocess,ensuretheyhavebeenincontactwiththeirfamilies,andgatherthenecessaryinformationtofollowupontheirconditionifneeded,"saidAlessiaBertelli,protectioncoordinatoroftheICRCinYemen.TheICRCsaidthelatestrelease,aswellaspreviousonesin2023and2020,isapositivesteptowardsrevivingnegotiationsbetweentheYemenigovernmentandtheHouthis.InApril2023,nearly900prisonerswerereleasedfollowingUN-sponsorednegotiationsbetweentheYemenigovernmentandtheHouthigroup.High-profilefigures,includingNasserMansourHadi,thebrotherofformerYemeniPresidentAbd-RabbuMansourHadi,andMahmoudAlSubeihi,thecountry'sformerdefenseminister,wereamongthosewhowerefreed.TheUNhasbeenmakingeffortstoreleasealldetainees,mostlypoliticalopponents,humanrightsactivistsandjournalists,andreachapoliticalsettlementbetweentheYemeniwarringparties.Yemenhasbeenmiredinacivilwarsincelate2014whentheIran-backedHouthimilitiaseizedcontrolofseveralnorthernprovincesandforcedtheSaudi-backedinternationally-recognizedgovernmentoutofSanaa.DetaineeswalktoattendapressconferenceontheirreleasebytheHouthigroupinSanaa,Yemen,May26,2024.(PhotobyMohammedMohammed/Xinhua)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.