Hadramout’s fishermen protest against UAE forces’ restrictions on fishing

HADRAMOUT, Nov. 16 (YPA) – Yemeni fishermen from Shihr city in Hadramout province, eastern Yemen, staged a protest demonstration against UAE forces’ persistent restrictions on fishing since 2016.

The demonstrators who toured the streets of Shihr in Ghayl Ba Wazir district raised banners demanding that they be allowed to fish in the Arabian Sea, while the local authorities continue to fulfill their legitimate demands for more than 8 years.

They argued that living conditions have worsened due to restrictions imposed by American and Emirati forces stationed at Al-Rayyan Airport for security reasons.

Last September, fishermen were attacked with a hand grenade after holding an open sit-in demanding UAE forces’ permission to fish.

During the sit-in, hundreds of fishermen blocked the international coastal road linking Mukalla to Mahra province and the Sultanate of Oman in protest against not being allowed to fish.

YPA