Bullets Against Dissent: Deadly Crackdowns and the Failure to Silence Southern Yemen

Bullets Against Dissent: Deadly Crackdowns and the Failure to Silence Southern Yemen

The recent killing of demonstrators in southern Yemen marks a dangerous return to patterns of repression that many believed had receded. Over the past several weeks, protests across Aden, Shabwa and Hadramaut — largely mobilized by supporters of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) — have been met with live ammunition, mass arrests and an increasingly visible willingness by security forces to use lethal force against civilians. Escalating vio…