Yemen's protracted civil war has been a nightmare for all involved. Every side is using child soldiers.
Our sofa occupant was an activist trying to stop recruiting of children into armies. Stopping recruiting is never appreciated, and men with guns tend to be blunt about it. Insert prison, torture, 2 machine gun assassination attempts, and a year in hiding.
Our director met him 4 years ago when he was in hiding - his friends had run an internet line into his hidden room so he didn't go nuts.
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