Protests in Southern Yemen Demand The Release of Southern Detainees

Observed by : Mr. Alaa Isam

Thousands of Southern Movement supporters demonstrated in al-Habilyn city -Lahej province, on Thursday morning that consequences with the "Southern Prisoner's Day" protest, that is staged on Thursdays in order to demand the release of Southern Movement leaders in Yemeni prisons.

Flags of Arabian Gulf states were witnessed in the demonstration and photographs of Arabian Gulf leaders, besides the usual banners and photographs of the detainees and dead and the flag of the former state of South Yemen.

The demonstration was preceded by a rally procession, in which people chanted against the Yemeni unity.

Speakers in the demonstration stressed that the Arabian Gulf teams, their staffs, fans and reporters are the guests of the south, saying that the Southern Movement wished if the soccer championship could have been done in a situation better than the recent situation of "occupation" as the Southern Movement says.

The southern province of Shabwah also witnessed a demonstration staged on both the "Southern Prisoners Day" and the memory of killing a person called "Al-Khader Al-Awlaki," by security forces last year.

Speakers demanded the release of the Southern Moment leader, Hassan Ahmed Ba'aum.

It was noticed that schoolboys also participated actively in the protest.

In Lahej province, a traditional festival was marked in Yafiea, in al-Mosta area, where traditional dances were performed and people chanted verses call for the "south liberation" and raised flags of the former state of South Yemen.

The festival was attended by several Southern Movement leaders and activists from Yafiea and the neighboring districts of Radafn and the province of al-Dhali, while the speeches stressed the demand of the "liberation and independence."

Note:

* 1^st and 2^nd photographs of people demonstrating in Radfan, raising photographs of leaders and flags of the Arabian gulf. November 25, 2010.

* 3^rd photograph of the Traditional festival in Yafiea. November 25, 2010.

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