Indian Nurse Nimisha Priya Faces Imminent Execution in Yemen on July 16; Global Efforts Intensify to Save Her Life
Indian national #Nimisha Priya, a nurse from Kerala, is facing execution in #Yemen after being convicted of murdering Yemeni citizen Talal Abdo Mehdi.
According to the latest updates, her execution has been officially scheduled for July 16, 2025, as confirmed by social worker Samuel Jerome Baskaran, who is actively involved in negotiation efforts on behalf of Nimisha and her family.
Baskaran, who has been coordinating with both Yemeni government officials and Talal’s family, revealed that the #PublicProsecutor has formally issued the execution order to the prison authorities.
“The letter from the prosecutor has been delivered. The date is set. But all hope is not lost. There is still room for intervention,” he said, urging the #GovernmentOfIndia to step in and exhaust all diplomatic and humanitarian options to save Nimisha’s life.
He added that efforts are still ongoing to secure a pardon from Talal’s family, which remains the only remaining legal avenue to halt the execution.
“We made a compensation offer to the victim’s family during our last meeting, but they have not responded yet. I am traveling to Yemen again today to try and resume the talks,” Baskaran confirmed.
According to Indian government sources, Nimisha Priya was convicted of #murder in June 2018.
A Yemeni trial court initially sentenced her to death, and the verdict was subsequently upheld by the country’s #SupremeCourt.
In 2023, Yemen’s President #RashadAlAlimi officially ratified the death sentence, sealing her fate unless a #pardon is granted by the victim’s family under Yemen’s law of #bloodmoney (Diya).
The Ministry of External Affairs has acknowledged the seriousness of the situation and confirmed that it has been “closely following the case” since Nimisha’s arrest.
“We’ve been in regular contact with Yemeni authorities and Nimisha’s family, providing all possible #diplomaticassistance,” an MEA spokesperson stated.
Nimisha’s mother, Prema Kumari, who works as a #domesticworker in Kochi, Kerala, has been living in #Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, for over a year in a desperate effort to save her daughter.
Last year, she approached the #DelhiHighCourt seeking exemption from India’s travel advisory banning travel to conflict-ridden Yemen so that she could be physically present to advocate for her daughter’s life.
Since arriving in Yemen, Prema Kumari has managed to meet her daughter in prison multiple times, though the emotional burden and the legal uncertainty have been overwhelming.
Nimisha had been working in Yemen as a nurse for several years before the incident. According to reports, she ran a medical clinic with Talal’s support.
However, it is alleged that she faced prolonged #mentalabuse, #physicalassault, and #financialexploitation at the hands of Talal. This reportedly led to escalating tensions that culminated in the fatal incident in 2017.
Though the Yemeni courts found her guilty of premeditated murder, her supporters argue that the act was committed in self-defense after enduring extreme abuse and have called for clemency on humanitarian grounds.
As the execution date looms ever closer, calls are growing louder for urgent diplomatic intervention. Several human rights organizations, women’s rights groups, and Indian diaspora communities have taken to social media, demanding that the #IndianGovernmentSaveNimisha.
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