Jemen

[Shahab3]

In den hiesigen Medien wird das Augenmerk bewusst auf andere Staaten gerichtet, trotzdem passiert hier einiges:

'Hundreds of thousands' protest in Yemen

Pro-democracy rallies held in several cities as ruling party seeks Saleh's go-ahead for holding talks with opposition.
Last Modified: 09 Sep 2011 17:08

Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis have flooded the streets of the capital, Sanaa, and elsewhere after Friday prayers in the ongoing protest against Ali Abdullah Saleh 33-year rule, witnesses and the opposition say.

In the southwestern province of Taez, where the outpouring was significant, three children were wounded when a landmine exploded.

Protesters in Sanaa braved rainfall and were protected by troops loyal to Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, a dissident general, as they gathered after weekly Muslim prayers at University Square - which they have dubbed Change Square.

"The mask of the regime has fallen ... for 33 years the country has been a hostage of a family band," the prayer leader was quoted as saying.
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Die beeindruckenste friedliche Demonstration die ich bisher aus irgendeinem Land der Welt gesehen habe:
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Erstaunlich wie hartnäckig die USA, Europa und Saudi Arabien sich dem Wunsch nach Demokratie widersetzen.