Doctor Dies in Southern Yemeni Prison, Authorities Claim Suicide

Doctor Dies in Southern Yemeni Prison, Authorities Claim Suicide

    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 ...

Imam Abducted in Aden Mosque Raid, Sparking Outcry

Imam Abducted in Aden Mosque Raid, Sparking Outcry

   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...

Aden Police Detain Officers Over Mosque Raid, Imam Arrested

Aden Police Detain Officers Over Mosque Raid, Imam Arrested

  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...

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...

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 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...

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, ...

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 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...

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...