THE WAR ON YEMEN’S ROADS - By Casey Coombs and Salah Ali Salah

The War on Yemen’s Roads THE WAR ON YEMEN’S ROADS By Casey Coombs and Salah Ali Salah January 15, 2023 The Yemen International Forum 2022 was organized by the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies in cooperation with the Folke Bernadotte Academy, and with funding support from the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden, the Government of the Kingdom of Norway, Open Society Foundations and the European U. [...] Practically, by restricting the participation of women in civil society, the Houthis are able to monitor the movements of women engaged in activities that may be perceived as a threat to the group.[29] Mahram requirements noticeably tightened in the days after the December 2017 Houthi killing of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, when women political activists took to the streets to demand the r. [...] After that, the Ministry of Justice must approve the document and, if the woman is traveling outside the country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must approve it.”[33] The neighborhood aqil, who liaises with Houthi authorities, was included in the approval process because he is intimately aware of the residents in his area and knows their connections. [...] Today, the merchant will pay about YR3-4 million for the same journey because fuel costs are higher, the available routes between Aden and Sana’a are longer, and the drivers are forced to pay a number of additional official and unofficial fees at checkpoints manned by an array of armed groups along the way.[42] The closure of many air, sea, and land ports has further burdened the road transport se. [...] 23 | THE YEMEN INTERNATIONAL FORUM 2022: THE WAR ON YEMEN’S ROADS CONCLUSION The challenges and risks related to road transportation during the war – in particular near the frontlines in the western third of the country – are taking a serious toll on Yemeni lives.