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Yemen clashes: in pictures

At least 20 anti-government demonstrators have been shot dead today in the southern city of Taiz.

Above, an anti-government protester carries a wounded child following clashes with security forces in Taiz, Yemen's second-largest city, south of Sana'a.

 

Soldiers reportedly moved in to end a four-month-old sit-in in the city. Above, they can be seen using water cannon to disperse demonstrators.

 

A wounded man is carried by fellow protesters. Taiz was one of the first cities in Yemen where demonstrators chose to gather, inspired by the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt.

 

Above, a man in Sana'a waits with his family (out of shot) for transportation to take them to another city after the recent clashes. President Ali Abdullah Saleh refuses to step down despite months of protests and strong opposition from a leading tribe.

 

Here, a shop displays battery-operated lanterns. Sana'a has been hit by fuel and water shortages.

 

An anti-government protester flashes the victory sign at yesterday's daily rally in Sana'a against President Saleh.

 

Yemeni anti-regime mourners carry the coffin of a fighter loyal to the top dissident general Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar at a funeral in Sana'a.

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Lou's picture

George W Bush signed into law the Child Soldiers Accountability Act which forbids the sales of arms or financial support to countries who use child soldiers. Yemen was one of the countries that this law was applied to.

Sadly in another failure to live up to promise moment,Obama waivered this citing anti terrorism reasons. Even sadder, Yemen is using child soldiers amongst it's Government forces to quell protest.

The very people that Obama is denouncing on Human Rights Abuses and for not allowing the peaceful process of democracy to unfurl, are the same ones that he is supporting through military assistance, aid and weaponry.

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