Armed men of the Saada-based Houthi group stormed lately on Tuesday night a number of houses in Saada and arrested dozens of residents for unknown reasons, local sources said.
The sources affirmed that scores of Houthi fighters and armed vehicles stormed a village in Saada and took residents to unknown places.
According to locals, the residents were arrested as they were affiliated to political sides that contradict the Houthi group.
Houthi militants threatened residents of areas after media outlets started to release news stories about violations practiced by the Houthi group.
The Houthi group that is accused of attempting to expand and take control on Saada, Hajja, Amran and other northern governorates with support of Iran implanted landmines and explosive devises in some areas of Hajja and that led to the killing and wounding of dozens during the past few months.
Media sources have stated the Houthi group conducted last in late May an arrest campaign against activists, politicians, teachers, students as well as football players in Saada.
Akhbar Alyawam newspaper quoted an officer of an international human rights group operating in Yemen as saying that he had information about torture and violations practiced in private prisons of the Houthi group against its oppositionists.
Local sources affirmed that three teachers and five students were kidnapped by the group from Alsaeed education compound in Saada during the past two days, pointing out that they were taken to unknown places.
The Houthi group whose main slogan is "God is Great, Death to America, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews" took control on Saada during the protest wave that hit Yemen in 2011.