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Yemenis who fled the conflict in their country between the Houthis and the current Yemeni regime headed by President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi have not found the safe life they sought. Despite their attempts to protect themselves and their families by heading to Egypt, their lives are still at risk.
In Egypt, armed gangs and thugs target and terrify Yemenis residing in Cairo. They stir panic and fear to reap profit and earn monthly payments by imposing fees and promising to protect the Yemenis against any harm, corruption on the part of local traders or blackmail by the region’s residents. All of this takes place amid idleness on the part of Egyptian security authorities and the Yemeni Embassy.
