A doctor detained in a prison run by the Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces in Yemen's Lahj province has died, with local authorities claiming he committed suicide. However, family and local sources are questioning the official account. Dr. Abdul Hafeez Ahmed Zain ...
Masked gunmen, reportedly linked to the Southern Transitional Council (STC), stormed the Omar bin al-Khattab Mosque in Aden's Mansoura district today during dawn prayers. They opened fire and assaulted Sheikh Mohammed Al-Kazemi, the mosque's imam, before abducting him to an...
Police in Aden, Yemen's provisional capital, announced Thursday the suspension and investigation of officers, including the director of Dar Saad police, following the raid on a mosque in the Mansoura district. The action comes amid widespread condemnation after armed individuals, ide...
A Yemeni lawyer says Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces barred her from entering the interim capital of Aden on Tuesday, June 3, because she was traveling "without a male guardian," or mahram. Afnan Al-Batati, from Hadramout province, detailed the incident in a Fac...
The Southern Transitional Council (STC) today warned that the situation in Aden, the interim capital under its control, is on the verge of collapse due to severe service and living condition deterioration, branding it "catastrophic." In an emergency meeting, the STC discussed ...
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...
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...
Forces aligned with the Southern Transitional Council (STC) arrested a youth activist, on Monday, amidst ongoing protests in Aden, the interim capital. The arrest is linked to the activist's participation in recent demonstrations demanding urgent improvements to public servic...
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...
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...
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...
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, ...
Amid escalating tensions and a Southern Transitional Council (STC) military mobilization in the resource-rich Hadramaut province, Governor Mabkhout bin Madi traveled to Riyadh on Tuesday Following an official invitation from Saudi authorities, bin Madi departed from Seiyun International Airport...
The United States has stressed the need to preserve security and stability in Yemen’s eastern Hadramawt province as tensions escalate between local political and tribal factions. In a statement on Sunday, U.S. Ambassador Steven Fagin reiterated Washington’s support for a stab...
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...
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...
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...
Amid escalating tensions in eastern Yemen and growing calls for self-rule, Hadhramaut’s Security Committee has issued a strong warning against any recruitment activities conducted outside the official frameworks of the Ministries of Defense and Interior. This statement is widely interpreted ...
Two human rights organizations have strongly denounced the degrading treatment of Humam Al-Yafei’s body, which was displayed publicly atop a military vehicle in Jaar following a joint security operation in Shabwa governorate. The American Center for Justice (ACJ) and the Sam Organization for...
A significant tribal gathering convened on Saturday in the eastern Yemeni governorate of Hadhramaut, where the Hadhramaut Tribal Alliance called for autonomous governance. Tribal leaders present at the assembly urged both regional and international actors, with a particular focus on Saudi Arabia, ...