Protesters Demand Political Prisoners' release

Observed by: Mr. Alaa Isam

Hundreds of people gathered on Sunday in Lahj province in the south of the country to demand the release of the detainees arrested in the wake of the Southern Movement acts.

The demonstration was planned by the Southern Movement senior leaders to follow a series of protests sparked by the arrest of Hassan Baoum, who remains in custody at an unknown location, activist of the southern movement who spoke in anonymity told the Yemen Post.

He also said that troops posted in the town of Lahj, north of Aden, opened fire on demonstrators carrying flags of the formerly independent south , Last month, hundreds of the Southern Movement affiliates gathered for a demonstration in Aden, coinciding with the opening of the 20th Gulf Cup football tournament.

Regional analysts believe that Yemen’s unrest was due to an old crisis that had been increasing due to political oversights by the government.

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