September 10, 2007
Authorities prevented a sit-in in Liberation Square. I'm assuming that's the one in Aden, not Sana'a. That'a a total of eleven demonstrators killed within the last month. Details to follow. These are not professional protesters, just normal people who joined a protest to demand their rights.
Update: Demonstrations are treasonous and chanting slogans is illegal: President Saleh. Others may see demonstrations as a civil right and an important method of political participation. Its a constitutional right in Yemen. However, the Yemeni government rarely complies with the law.
Yemen Times: SANA’A, Sept. 7 - In a statement circulated to media outlets last Tuesday, the Supreme Security Committee (SSC), chaired by President Ali Abdullah Saleh, warned against any practices disfavoring national unity.“Any practices that harm national unity and jeopardize the national ranks unity by any party, organization, group or individual, shall be firmly confronted and perpetrators shall be referred to the judiciary for high treason,†the statement said. This measure complies with the effective Yemeni constitution and laws applicable in the country, the statement claimed.
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