Protest in Al-Habeleen, Yemen
(Radfan, Lahjj: Yesterday, Yemeni security forces opened fire on citizens who were sitting on the stage pictured below. Three people were killed and ten injured. However, thousands of protesters returned to the scene today and held their sit-in as planned, demonstrating a remarkable amount of courage and commitment.)
After the bloody day in Radfan district,
The military retired stage a huge protest in al-HabilainAl-Habilain, a town in the Radfan district of Lahj, this morning witnessed a big protest on 44th anniversary of 14 October revolution 1962.
The protest, arranged by the military retirees association in Radfan district, was attended thousands of people from all southern governorates in spite of the government check points and obstacles along the road between Aden and Lahj.
The protest comes after a bloody day when security forces massacred four persons. The four were killed when security forces attempted to take over the stage of planned celebration in the center of al-Habelain town.
The regime seeks after 14 persons
Trusted sources Radfan district said that the military forces are seeking 14 persons wanted by the regime. The list includes Naser Saleh Abdulqawi (member of M.C.R.A), Ali Monassar (Secretary of Y.S.P. in Aden governorate), Ali Hasan Albishi, the second man in M.C.A.R. after Naser al-Noba who is currently jailed and in extremely poor health. Al-Noba was arrested in September after organizing the former southern military personnel to launch public protests in a quest for their long denied rights. Amnesty International has urged the Yemeni regime to allow al-Noba to be hospitalized.
Update: More photos here.
Empty Quartery notes the absurd official media spin: The 26 September headline reads: “Three Outlaws killed and Nine others Punished in Habilayn: Leaders Wishing to Remember Crisis of 1994 Behind Events in Habilayn, al Dhala and Aden and Involved in Foreign Agenda”.
