Dozens of Citizens Gather in Aden Protesting Against US-Saudi-UAE Aggression

On May 16, 2023

The angry popular discontent increased among the citizens of Aden governorate against the US-Saudi-UAE aggression coalition and its mercenaries, amid the collapse of the electricity system during the past hours.

Sources confirmed that dozens of people gathered to protest during the early hours of Monday. They reported that a number of young men blocked some main streets in a number of areas due to the power outage for over eight hours during the night.

It is noteworthy that the people of the Saudi-UAE occupied Aden are subjected to collective punishment in various services, including electricity, after the city’s electricity announced, Sunday, that more than 80 megawatts had left the power system after running out of fuel in the governorate.

Saudi Arabia, backed by the US and its other regional allies, launched a devastating war on Yemen in March 2015. The seven years and half of war has killed hundreds of thousands of people and destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure. Yemeni people are facing malnutrition, hunger, and famine, which have increased risks of disease and starvation.

Occupied southern governorates are witnessing a tragic situation, high crime levels, currency deterioration, and rising prices. They have witnessed protests and sit-ins during the last period, due to the worsening humanitarian and economic conditions.

During the past years, international reports revealed the existence of numerous informal detention facilities and secret prisons set up by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in occupied southern governorates.