Motorcyclists continue protesting Cabinet ban [Archives:2006/931/Local News]

SANA'A, March 22 ) Hundreds of motorcyclists marched to Parliament Tuesday insisting the Yemeni government ease their difficult situation after banning them from work in the capital city.

Protestors appealed to Parliament to launch field visits to learn about their sufferings and give them cards to get food from the government on a monthly basis or provide them alternative work.

Riot police besieged the demonstrators in front of Parliament, preventing them from assembling there. The Capital Secretariat began implementing Cabinet decision No. 77 stipulating that cyclists be banned from working in capital streets along with their motorbikes.

Dozens of cyclists released statements, organized sit-ins protesting the ban imposed on them and sent letters to officials and organizations concerned with human rights and freedoms.

Lawyers demanded the government reverse its decision, which harmed and damaged hundreds of motorbike owners. They also called on human rights organizations to advise the Yemeni government to lift the ban, thereby allowing motorcyclists to provide for their families.
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