The Bloodbath in Aden by the Numbers, with the Names

Filed under: South Yemen — by Jane Novak at 7:18 am on Friday, May 22, 2009

Although the Yemeni government is denying yesterday’s slaughter, in reality several citizens were killed by the state. Nearly one hundred were injured, with over 40 requiring hospitalization, mostly from bullet wounds.

More than one thousand protesters were arrested, and according to the latest news from Aden, they are now in the following prisons:

Sheikh Othman town prison 370
Almansoora prison 450
Alqahera prison 170
Albasateen prison 360

The severely injured are more than 40, in different hospitals. The names of 26 are as follows :-
1- Jubran alqadasi aden
2- nasser mohamed ahmed abyan
3- fadhel hasan radfan
4- nasr nasser amzarbah abyan
5- abdulhafed alnakhebi yafai
6- nasser mohamed hasan abyan
7- abdul-lateef omar mothana aldhale
8- alaa mohamed ali aden
9- ali abdulla alkababi abyan
10-mohamed alsayed aden
11-abdulrab kaed nasser aden
12-abdul-bari saleh nagi aden
13mohamed fadhl ahmed aden
14-nasser awadh dahman abyan
15-wadee masood yafae
16-jamal hasan omer abyan
17-mohamed ahmed aladma aden
18-aubadi nagi aden
19-imad mohamed saleh abyan
20-saeed saleh abdulqawi yafae
21-maher abdulkareem saeed aden
22-nasser awadh abyan
23-mokhtar rajeh abyan
24-mohamed fadhl aden
25hamza almahrooq abyan
26-ali salah aden

More than ten were kidnaped by force from hospitals and there is no information on their location.

The murdered citizens are more than four, but three have been identified:

1- mansoor ahmed abdullah abyan
2- abdul-qawi altulabi radfan
3- adeeb muthana saeed radfan

Comments (2)

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Comment by Fuad

5/23/2009 @ 11:49 am

I am Yemeni and strongly against seccession of any part of Yemen. However, I realise that the people who are so angry in the south and wish to seccede have not seen much development of their land under the cronies of the post unification regime. I am not singling out the president for criticism, but all those in his regime from both north and south who are so damned corrupt they only care about filling their pockets. If they cared so much about Yemen, we would become one of the foremost Arab nations. Sanaa is a historic and important capital, and Aden simply the best port in the Arab world, and one of the best in the world. So why has such a great place come to nothing after more than a decade?

The problem is that many in the south have the mentality of crooks, they seek positions of authority in order to enrich themselves and their lifestyles, and at the same time use and abuse the homeland, paying no respect for law or order. Many policemen are crooks, taking daily bribes, and are often central to the running of crime rings because of their handy positions. I am not surprised these crooks have no qualm about shooting a few demonstrators dead. Yemeni kills Yemeni for what?!

Comment by Jane Novak

5/23/2009 @ 1:17 pm

I see all of Yemen as suffering from the same crisis, but the southerners are reacting differently.

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