Indian Nurse Nimisha Priya Faces Imminent Execution in Yemen

Efforts intensify to secure a pardon through negotiations with the victim's family as time runs out.

Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse, has been sentenced to death for the 2017 murder of her Yemeni business partner, Talal Abdo Mahdi, in a case involving disputed claims of self-defense and accidental overdose.
Her execution was recently approved by Yemen's President Rashad al-Alimi, leaving a pardon from the victim's family as the only remaining option to stop the sentence under Islamic law.
Priya's family and supporters have raised $40,000 in blood money to offer the victim's family, but negotiations remain ongoing and uncertain as they require the family's forgiveness first.
India's government, along with non-resident Indian groups and its embassies, is actively supporting efforts to secure a resolution, while Iran has expressed willingness to assist on humanitarian grounds.
Priya's mother, currently in Yemen, has made an emotional plea to Indian authorities for urgent intervention, highlighting the impact on Priya's 13-year-old daughter, who has been separated from her mother for years.