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STC

British  

abbreviation

  1. State Trading Corporation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Al-Saadi and others regularly organized more protests in Aden, despite the STC employing both carrot and stick, reassuring Al-Saadi that Ashaal would be found and to be patient, while dispatching riot police to disperse Ashaal-related gatherings and arresting participants.

From Los Angeles Times

She added that many families had been too afraid to speak out while the STC and the UAE were in charge.

From Los Angeles Times

The expectation after the STC’s collapse was that prisons in Aden would be opened, especially after Yemen’s president ordered the closure of all illegal prisons and the release of what he described as “unlawfully held” detainees.

From Los Angeles Times

Since the STC’s ouster, Ashaal’s family has intensified pressure on authorities to bring the accused to justice.

From Los Angeles Times

The UAE denied that the shipment had contained weapons and also Saudi allegations that it was behind the STC's recent military campaign.

From BBC