Southern Yemen Chooses to Speak

 

today in places like Mukalla is not a sudden political drama. It is the result of many quiet years. Years of broken systems. Years of promises that never reached ordinary people. For a long time, Southern citizens were told to wait for reforms, for stability, for better governance. Instead, daily life became harder.

Electricity is unreliable. Jobs are scarce. Public services barely function. Decisions that affect people’s lives are taken far away, without their input. When people live like this for years, silence is no longer an option.

That is why the streets are filled today not with violence, but with people. Families. Students. Workers. They gather peacefully and speak with one voice. This matters. It shows that what is happening is not chaos. It is organised. It is thoughtful. It is civic.

Many outside the region describe this as a political power struggle. I believe that misses the point. From what people are saying on the ground, this is not about creating something new. It is about restoring something that once existed and was taken away by force.