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(JULY 8-14)
Reports noted that thousands of people rallied in south Yemen on July 14, on the 19th anniversary of the civil war, to demand secession for the south. People gathered in Mukalla, the capital city of Hadramaut, chanting “no union and no federation - no to the occupation.” They also waved the flag of the former South Yemen and portraits of Hassan Baoum, head of the Southern Movement’s supreme council. Southerners have, since long, complained of discrimination and being marginalised by the government in Sana’a. In a statement, the protest organisers reaffirmed their rejection of the national dialogue conference under way in the capital Sana’a and they demand “negotiations under Arab or international patronage, to discuss ways of ending the occupation of the south.” 1
- 1. “Thousands demand secession for south Yemen”, Gulf News, July 8, 2013, at http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/yemen/thousands-demand-secession-for-south...