Munich (South24 Center)

Members of the South Yemen community in Munich, Germany, organized a demonstration on Sunday (February 15) outside the venue of the Munich Security Conference, expressing their rejection of the policies of Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) President Rashad Al-Alimi, who was attending the conference as Yemen’s representative.

The protesters renewed their support for the Southern Transitional Council (STC), led by Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, describing it as the “political representative of the cause of the people of the South.”

Photos and videos published by South24 showed dozens of members of the South community, joined by several European supporters, gathering near the conference venue.

Participants raised the flags of the South state and banners demanding the right to self-determination, while denouncing what they described as “the international community's disregard for the suffering of Southerners.”

The demonstrators called for the establishment of an independent international committee to investigate the consequences of Saudi attacks that targeted areas in South Yemen over the past weeks, asserting that these attacks “left deep humanitarian and security impacts for which those responsible have not been held accountable.”

They also accused the PLC president of “supporting political Islamist groups and covering up extremist activities,” according to statements made at the protest.

Speakers at the event emphasized that “the people of the South alone possess the right to self-determination,” rejecting what they termed “political guardianship and unilateral measures issued by Al-Alimi.” They stressed that the restoration of the South state will only be achieved, as they put it, through the project of the Southern Transitional Council and its leadership.

The Munich rally forms part of a broader increase in mobilization among Southern diaspora communities.

During last December, several Western capitals and cities witnessed protest events demanding support for the people of South Yemen’s right to restore their state and urging the international community to support Southern aspirations for stability and security, as well as their political leadership and armed forces.

Protests took place outside UN headquarters and official institutions in Geneva, London, Berlin, The Hague, and New York. Participants urged the United Nations and influential countries to take a supportive stance toward a just solution to the Southern Issue, treating it as a case of two states, while affirming the South’s commitment to peace and respect for international law.