Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Red Cross: Houthis Release 290 Detainees VOANews The International Red Cross said Monday it helped facilitate the release of 290 detainees who had been held by Houthi rebels in Yemen. An ICRC statement said 42 of the detainees were survivors of an attack on a detention site in Dhamar in early September blamed on the Saudi-led coalition that is fighting the Houthis. .