Yemen rebels free prisoners in move hailed by UN The Huthi official in charge of prisoner affairs, Abdel Kader Mortaza, says at a press conference that "350 prisoners" were freed as men, said to belong to the Saudi-backed government forces, line up to be released by the Huthis from the central prison in the rebel-held capital Sanaa. The International Committee of the Red Cross Yemen's Huthi rebels said 290 prisoners were freed, including dozens of survivors from a Saudi-led coalition strike on a detention centre earlier this month. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES