The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday called for the immediate release of Yemeni freelance reporter Majed Zayed, whom press-freedom and human rights groups say was abducted by Houthi authorities in Sanaa on September 23 amid a wider sweep of detentions.

Zayed was allegedly seized at night after leaving a medical facility, and his whereabouts remain unknown. The detention followed his online post of a patriotic song ahead of Yemen’s September 26 Republic Day, which Houthi authorities do not recognize.

Outlets and groups have reported that Zayed disappeared after leaving home for medical treatment, and many have condemned the case as an enforced disappearance. The incident came a day after the reported abduction of poet and writer Oras Al-Iryani, which reports have descr

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