This summary details all of the unrest as of 02/14/2011 - it’s pretty sobering to see laid out like this.
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Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in the Yemeni capital, calling on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down.
Clashes broke out in Sanaa between groups supporting and opposing the government after men armed with knives and sticks forced around 300 anti-government protesters to end a rally, the Reuters news agency quoted witnesses as saying on Saturday.
The Associated Press news agency reported that troops beat some anti-government protesters.
Inspired by the Egyptian uprising which toppled Hosni Mubarak, protesters chanted “After Mubarak, it’s Ali’s turn” and “A Yemeni revolution after the Egyptian revolution.”
Eyeing protests elsewhere in the Middle East, Saleh, in power since 1978, last week promised to step down when his term ends in 2013. He has also promised not to pass power to his son.
His move followed sporadic anti-government protests, and the opposition has yet to respond to his call to join a unity government. The opposition wants talks to take place under Western or Gulf Arab auspices.
Yemeni authorities detained at least 10 people on Friday night after anti-government protesters in Sanaa, the capital, celebrated Mubarak’s downfall, US-based Human Rights Watch said.
The group said the celebrations turned to clashes when hundreds of men armed with knives, sticks, and assault rifles attacked the protesters as security forces stood by.
Witnesses told the AP that police drove several thousand pro-government demonstrators away from Sanaa’s main square on Friday night.
Yemenis Protest Against President for 4th Day - 02/14/11 - ABC News
SANAA, YEMEN — More than 1,000 people protested in Yemen for a fourth straight day Monday, demanding political reforms and the ouster of the U.S.-allied president in demonstrations inspired by the upheaval in Egypt.
University students, rights activists and lawmakers marched Monday in the capital, Sanaa. Lawyers in black robes, led by their union chief, joined the demonstrators shouting slogans against the security forces and “the people want the regime to step down,” a slogan mirroring those used in Egypt and Tunisia.
“A revolution of free opinion .. A revolution of freedom .. We who decide,” shouted the protesters.
A counter-demonstration by dozens of supporters holding up pictures of President Ali Abdullah Saleh confronted the protesters, shouting slogans against terrorism and supporting the government’s call for dialogue.
Police separated the two groups before the protesters marched toward the city center shouting, “Leave, Saleh.”
Lawyer Hassan al-Dola said the anti-government protest was against “the widespread corruption and against the security apparatus that terrified the people.”
“We will continue our protests until the regime falls,” independent lawmaker Ahmed Hashid said.
