Protests break out at four Yemeni universities

By Bassam Al-Shamori. SANA’A, Jan. 27 — A spokesperson for the Sana’a University Employees’ Syndicate, Mohammed Abdulqawi Al-Absi, declared a comprehensive strike on Sunday at several of Yemen’s government universities to protest the passing of a law that allows academics to be elected to senior positions at the university while preventing administrative staff from running for the positions.
Al-Absi told the Yemen Times that the syndicate agreed with Sana’a University employees on Saturday to instigate a strike.
As of Sunday, the strike was operating at four universities, Sana’a University, Damar University, Ibb University and Amran University. Read more...