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Aden (South24 Center)The case of a young Yemeni man from Amran Governorate, North Yemen, has reopened debate over class discrimination and inherited social hierarchies linked to marriage, after he said he had faced repeated threats and pressure because of his marriage to a woman from a different social background.The young man, who identified himself as Abed Al-Masraf, said in a video clip circulated by local media outlets and activists on Monday (June 1) that he had been pressured to divorce his wife and had received death threats because members of his family and tribe objected to the marriage.According to his account, the objection was linked to his wife’s social backg ...
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