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The government may claim that media workers are protected, but the reality on Yemen’s streets is very different. Iona Craig reports
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Two protesters were killed on Tuesday in a clash between pro-government demonstrators and anti-government demonstrators in the capital San’a. The shooting also left 10 protesters wounded. Seven government parliamentarians have resigned from their party in response to the violence directed towards the protesters.
Footage of protests showing clashes in Sana’a between protesters: some for, some against President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
“The end of the battle. Hands went up people called: ‘Enough enough’ on both sides. They came together in vocal exchange after 2 hrs of throwing rocks,” describes freelance journalist Iona Craig.
How it started:
Footage of protests showing clashes in Sana’a between protesters: some for, some against President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
“The end of the battle. Hands went up people called: ‘Enough enough’ on both sides. They came together in vocal exchange after 2 hrs of throwing rocks,” describes freelance journalist Iona Craig.
How it started: