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سفيان · 2010-03-01, 12:03 AM

Thousands in South Yemen rally for independence

Protesters shout anti-government slogans while holding up flags of former South Yemen and posters of its former president Ali Salem al-Beidh during a rally in the southern town of al-Habileen yesterday. Picture: Reuters

SANAA

Sunday, February 28, 2010
THOUSANDS rallied across south Yemen yesterday after an appeal from the last president of the independent south for them to send international donors a message they want their state back.

Ali Salem al-Baid, who led the south to unity with the north in 1990, called on Friday for "two days of southern anger" to coincide with a major Yemen donors' meeting in neighbouring Saudi Arabia.

Brandishing flags of the former south and of Saudi Arabia, crowds took to the streets of the major towns of the provinces of Dhaleh, Lahij, Abyan and Hadramawt where businesses remained closed for fear of clashes with security forces, witnesses and local officials said.

In Abyan, three civilians suffered bullet wounds when police moved to stop demonstrators cutting the highway between the provincial capital Zinjibar and the south's main city Aden, witnesses said.

Southern Islamist leader Tareq al-Fadhli called on demonstrators in the centre of Zinjibar "to continue your struggle until the south is freed from Yemeni occupation."

Fadhli promised "victory soon" over the Sanaa government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Protestors also demonstrated in the town of Lauder further northeast, witnesses said.

In Dhaleh, thousands gathered in defiance of a curfew which had been imposed overnight. Police stopped only vehicle traffic from circulating, residents said.

In Lahej, thousands demonstrated in the towns of Hutah and Al-Habilain, and rallies were held in Mukallah, the main city of Hadramawt.

In his appeal from exile, the former southern leader had called for mass protests to coincide with the two-day meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh, which gathers Yemen's wealthy Gulf neighbours and its other major donors.

"I call on you over the next two days to send a message to our Arab brothers and to the representatives of the international community gathered in Riyadh underlining your rejection of the occupation and your commitment to self-determination," Baid said.

"Our only weapon is our determination to recover our rights whatever the cost," he said, adding: "We will succeed in regaining our independence."

Pro-independence demonstrations have multiplied in the south in recent months amid a worsening economic situation and complaints of discrimination in favour of northerners by the Sanaa government. AFP
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سفيان قلـــــم فضـــي تاريخ التسجيل: 2007-12-01 المشاركات: 2,297	Thousands in South Yemen rally for independence Protesters shout anti-government slogans while holding up flags of former South Yemen and posters of its former president Ali Salem al-Beidh during a rally in the southern town of al-Habileen yesterday. Picture: Reuters SANAA Sunday, February 28, 2010 THOUSANDS rallied across south Yemen yesterday after an appeal from the last president of the independent south for them to send international donors a message they want their state back. Ali Salem al-Baid, who led the south to unity with the north in 1990, called on Friday for "two days of southern anger" to coincide with a major Yemen donors' meeting in neighbouring Saudi Arabia. Brandishing flags of the former south and of Saudi Arabia, crowds took to the streets of the major towns of the provinces of Dhaleh, Lahij, Abyan and Hadramawt where businesses remained closed for fear of clashes with security forces, witnesses and local officials said. In Abyan, three civilians suffered bullet wounds when police moved to stop demonstrators cutting the highway between the provincial capital Zinjibar and the south's main city Aden, witnesses said. Southern Islamist leader Tareq al-Fadhli called on demonstrators in the centre of Zinjibar "to continue your struggle until the south is freed from Yemeni occupation." Fadhli promised "victory soon" over the Sanaa government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Protestors also demonstrated in the town of Lauder further northeast, witnesses said. In Dhaleh, thousands gathered in defiance of a curfew which had been imposed overnight. Police stopped only vehicle traffic from circulating, residents said. In Lahej, thousands demonstrated in the towns of Hutah and Al-Habilain, and rallies were held in Mukallah, the main city of Hadramawt. In his appeal from exile, the former southern leader had called for mass protests to coincide with the two-day meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh, which gathers Yemen's wealthy Gulf neighbours and its other major donors. "I call on you over the next two days to send a message to our Arab brothers and to the representatives of the international community gathered in Riyadh underlining your rejection of the occupation and your commitment to self-determination," Baid said. "Our only weapon is our determination to recover our rights whatever the cost," he said, adding: "We will succeed in regaining our independence." Pro-independence demonstrations have multiplied in the south in recent months amid a worsening economic situation and complaints of discrimination in favour of northerners by the Sanaa government. AFP http://www.bt.com.bn/en/news-world/2...y-independence __________________ يريد المرء أن يعطى منـاه .................ويأبـى الله إلا مــا أرادا قول المرء فائدتي ومالـي ............وتقوى الله أفضل ما استفادا ولرب نازلةٍ يضيق لها الفتى .......ذرعاً وعند الله منها المخرج ضاقت فلما استحكمت حلقاتها .......فرجت وكنت أظنها لا تفرج