As Sana'a prepares for the arrival of UN Security Council representatives ahead of a meeting on Yemen meant to iron out the country's next moves in the framework of the transition of power, activists in Aden - southern seaport and main stronghold of al-Harak, Southern Secessionist Movement - called for a Million Men March.
Secessionists hardliners advocated a clean break from Sana'a central government this Thursday afternoon from Crater - a popular district of Aden - urging all able men and women to stand for their freedom and right to self-determination in an unequivocal rejection of northern dominance.
With pictures of Ali Salem al-Beidth - former president of South Yemen - held as flags, tens of thousands of protesters chanted independence.
Political activists said they wanted to send a clear message to the international community and Sana'a central government through the march and drill into politicians psyche that South Yemen would not agree to less than it deserves - Freedom -
The move came a day after UN special envoy to Yemen Jamal Benomar returned to the capital ahead of the UNSC meeting.
With Saudi Arabia having failed so far to reconcile al-Harak inner factions on their calls for independence - The Saudis have hard at work over the past few months, promoting territorial and political unity as the only way out of the current crisis - politicians are contemplating federalism.
Mohammed Abu-Lohoom, founder and Head of the Justice and Building party first proposed the establishment of a federal system in Yemen in 2011, saying it would give groups such as the Houthis and al-Harak the freedom they required while maintaining Yemen's territorial integrity.
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