Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya faces execution next week in Yemen as family pleads for last-minute pardon

Nimisha Priya, a nurse from Kerala, is set to be executed in Yemen on 16 July for the 2017 murder of Yemeni national Talal Abdo Mahdi. Her mother has pleaded for urgent help as talks for ‘blood money compensation stall. Nimishas case, marked by allegations of abuse and handled under Houthi-controlled courts, has sparked appeals to the Indian government to intervene. The familys efforts now hinge on a pardon from the victims relatives before time runs out.