There are signs of hope regarding the potential release of Malayali nurse Nimisha Priya, who has been imprisoned in Yemen since 2017 for the murder of Yemeni citizen Talal Abdo Mahdi. Social worker Samuel Jerome,

The 36-year-old nurse from Palakkad in Kerala is being held in a jail in Sana’a, currently under the control of Iran-backed Houthi rebels

Iran has assured assistance to save the life of Indian-origin nurse Nimisha Priya (37) who has been a sentenced to death in Yemen. Yemen President Rashad al-Alimi had on Monday last approved the death sentence of Nimisha Priya,

Indian citizen Nimisha Priya is facing a death row for a murder in Yemen. What options and legal remedies does she have now to avoid death row?

Nimisha Priya's husband and daughter returned to India in 2014, due to financial reasons, and could not go back as Yemen halted visa service due to the ongoing civil war. Later in 2015, Nimisha joined hands with a Mahdi to set up her clinic in Yemen's capital city Sana as under Yemen's law only nationals are allowed to set up clinics and business firms.

Nimisha Priya's case is back in the spotlight following comments from MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswa. Yemen media reports indicate her execution may take place within a month, prompting inquiries into the details of her case.