Yemeni government accuses Houthis of using telecom networks for espionage

Yemen’s government has accused Houthi militias of turning the telecommunications sector from a service for Yemenis into a tool supporting terrorist military operations, putting citizens, telecom infrastructure, and vital facilities at serious risk.

The Yemeni Ministry of Telecommunications strongly condemned the Houthis’ use of civilian telecom networks and services as weapons in their war against the population, warning of the grave dangers posed by militarizing this vital sector, according to Al-Hadath.

The ministry also denounced the militia’s disruption of internet and telecom services in Taiz province, describing it as part of systematic practices against civilians. It warned that the outage could be exploited to conceal violations against residents and deprive them of basic human rights, foremost among them the right to communicate and access essential services.