Taiz, Yemen. Editorial credit: anasalhajj / Shutterstock.com

Yemen

Yemen, previously home to a long-running series of smaller internal conflicts, has been devastated by a civil war involving regional powers since 2015. The civilian population has suffered from direct violence, as well as from hunger and disease caused by the interruption of trade and aid. Elections are long overdue, normal political activity has halted, and many state institutions have ceased to function.

Iranian people in Izmir protest the death of Mahsa Amini by the morality police in Iran.

Freedom in the World — Yemen Country Report

Yemen is rated Not Free in Freedom in the World 2023, Freedom House's annual study of political rights and civil liberties worldwide.