Female Protesters Allege Brutality by STC Forces in Aden

Female Protesters Allege Brutality by STC Forces in Aden

  Female protesters demanding improved basic services in Aden faced suppression and beatings by batons from Southern Transitional Council (STC) female recruits on Saturday. Local sources told Bran Press that the women, protesting for better electricity and other essential services a...

Rights Group Condemns STC Violence Against Female Protesters in Aden

Rights Group Condemns STC Violence Against Female Protesters in Aden

A human rights organization has sharply criticized the Southern Transitional Council (STC) for its "excessive violence" against peaceful female protesters in Aden. Sam Organization for Rights and Liberties stated on Sunday, May 25, that the assaults represent a "dangerous escalation a...

Aden Protest Turns Violent, Security Committee Bans Gatherings

Aden Protest Turns Violent, Security Committee Bans Gatherings

  Security forces fired on protesters in Aden on Saturday as demonstrators voiced outrage over the ongoing collapse of public services, particularly electricity outages exceeding 20 hours daily. Following the incident, the Aden Security Committee announced a ban on all public demonstrati...

Rights Group Warns Aden Protest Ban Could Fuel Instability

Rights Group Warns Aden Protest Ban Could Fuel Instability

   A human rights organization has sharply criticized a decision by Aden's security committee to ban protests, arguing that the move to silence dissent poses a greater risk to social cohesion than the demonstrations themselves.   SAM for Rights and Liberties, in a statement...

Aden Women Protest Worsening Living Conditions

Aden Women Protest Worsening Living Conditions

An unprecedented women's demonstration unfolded in Aden, the interim capital, on Saturday, as women took to the streets to demand an end to rapidly deteriorating living, service, and educational conditions. Organized by civil society under the banner "Women's Revolution," th...

STC Accuses Al-Alimi and Bin Mubarak of Aden's Deteriorating Conditions

STC Accuses Al-Alimi and Bin Mubarak of Aden's Deteriorating Conditions

The Southern Transitional Council (STC) has leveled accusations against Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, and Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, asserting they bear primary responsibility for the worsening service delivery and economic crisis in Aden. The city, ...

STC Forces Block Taiz Travelers from Entering Aden

STC Forces Block Taiz Travelers from Entering Aden

Security checkpoints operated by the Southern Transitional Council (STC) are reportedly preventing travelers originating from Taiz from entering the key southern port city of Aden. According to local sources, the restrictions began on Saturday morning in the al-Farsha area of Tur al-Bahah distric...

Zubaidi Suspends Yemeni Deputy Minister Amid Smuggling Claims

Zubaidi Suspends Yemeni Deputy Minister Amid Smuggling Claims

Aidarous al-Zubaidi, a member of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council and leader of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), has ordered the immediate suspension of Abdurabbu al-Mahwaly, the Deputy Minister of Technical Education and Vocational Training. This action followed serious allegat...

STC Forces Intercept Two Vessels Off Abyan Coast for Unauthorized Entry

STC Forces Intercept Two Vessels Off Abyan Coast for Unauthorized Entry

Southern Transitional Council (STC) security forces reported Thursday the interception of two international vessels that entered Yemeni territorial waters off the coast of Ahwar district in Abyan province. A joint unit from the Coastal Belt and Coast Guard detected the vessels six nautical miles o...

Al-Zubaidi Forms Committee for 'Council of Southern Arab Sheikhs'

Al-Zubaidi Forms Committee for 'Council of Southern Arab Sheikhs'

Aidarus Al-Zubaidi, a member of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council and chairman of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), has initiated the formation of the "Council of Southern Arab Sheikhs" by establishing a 23-member preparatory committee. According to STC media, the com...

STC Accuses Yemeni Government of Aden Service Collapse

STC Accuses Yemeni Government of Aden Service Collapse

The Southern Transitional Council (STC) has placed blame on the Yemeni government and the Presidential Leadership Council for the ongoing collapse of essential services in Aden.  The STC has controlled the city, the temporary capital, since 2019. During a National Assembly meeting, the STC...