Electoral Violence in Lahj, Aden
Sahwa Net – Security authorities have seized dozens of students for hours at Karish in Lahj province in the wake of a student march roamed streets and demanded to remove elections committees from inside their schools.
The student march also asked to provide their schools with enough teachers and appropriate environment for education.
Sahwa Net – Six people were wounded including a member of the Joint Meeting Parties in Aden governorate on Sunday when the security forces which positioned before the centers of election committees interfered to prevent protestors from going on .
The opposition parties in Aden governorates had called their members and supporters to protest and boycott the election committees formed by the ruling party without the agreement with the opposition.
In a statement, JMP said that security forces attacked the protesters with batons and shot fire on them directly.
JMP had called for escalating peaceful struggle and boycotting registration committees which was formed by what is called the Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum which is also considered illegal by Yemen’s opposition.
