What Four Miles of Yemeni Protesters Looks and Sounds Like
Com a devida vénia ao Andy Carvin da NPR, fica um vídeo comovente e arrepiante. Parafraseando o The Atlantic: eis como são e soam 6,5 km de manifestantes a gritar por liberdade, democracia e paz nas ruas do Yemen.
Leio no The Atlantic:
On the same day that Ali Abdullah Saleh defiantly pledged to "defend" his country "by all means" and warned protesters to "stop playing with fire," Reuters reports that armored vehicles, troops, and military academy students with batons fanned out across the capital, Sanaa, as a "sea of protesters" gathered in a main street for four miles straight, chanting "we are steadfast, you leader of the corrupt" and "peaceful, peaceful, no to civil war." The anti-government demonstrators displayed the bodies of 13 protesters killed during bloody clashes with security forces on Wednesday at the speaker's platform. What does a "sea of protesters" look and sound like? NPR's Andy Carvin has come across video of the event, and it's breathtaking - unlike any other protest footage we've seen so far.
Reuters is also reporting that two people were killed and 15 wounded today when Yemeni troops fired at protesters in Ibb, a city south of Sanaa. Carvin has highlighted a video of demonstrators in the city throwing rocks at an armored vehicle:
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An anti-government protester shouts at army soldiers at a barrier blocking a demonstration calling for the ouster of Yemen"s President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the southern city of Taiz May 12, 2011. foto: Khaled Abdullah
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Huge crowds across Yemen demanded on Friday that President Ali Abdullah Saleh leave after months of unrest which has put the Arab world's poorest country on the brink of an economic meltdown.
But in a defiant speech to thousands of flag-waving supporters in the Yemeni capital, Saleh declared: "We will confront a challenge with a challenge."
Three people were killed and 15 wounded when troops shot at protesters in Ibb, a city south of Sanaa, medics and witnesses said. Demonstrators then set fire to an armored troop carrier. Gunfire wounded three protesters in Yemen's third city, Taiz.
The latest killings pushed the overall death toll since protests began to at least 170.
Saleh, a wily political survivor, has clung to power despite defections from politicians, army officers and tribal leaders.
Armored vehicles, troops and even military academy students with batons deployed in Sanaa to contain a sea of protesters stretching seven km (four miles) down a main street in Sanaa.
"We are steadfast, you leader of the corrupt," anti-Saleh demonstrators chanted. "Peaceful, peaceful, no to civil war."
Protesters in Sanaa, Ibb, Taiz and Hudaida held funeral processions for some of the 13 protesters killed on Wednesday, as tensions simmered after a spike in bloodshed in recent days.
In Sanaa, six coffins were taken to graves strewn with red roses. Some protesters held signs saying: "We won't be silent over this regime's crimes. The blood of martyrs is not cheap."
Saleh, addressing his supporters, denounced opponents as "saboteurs" and said the protesters, growing increasingly frustrated by their inability to dislodge him, should head to the ballot box if they wanted to unseat him.
"You are not using the same restraint (as we have). We don't cut roads, we don't cut gas lines in Maarib -- this is the property of the people," he said. "It is the people's wealth. They eat from it and drink from it. Stop playing with fire."
The president's remarks suggested serious high-level concern about pipeline sabotage and economic damage from the conflict, earlier highlighted by two government ministers.
'CATASTROPHE BEYOND IMAGINATION'
"If the problem persists, the government will be unable to meet the minimum needs of the citizens. The situation will pose a catastrophe beyond imagination," Oil Minister Amir al-Aidarous told parliament, according to the official news agency Saba.
Saba quoted Trade and Tourism Minister Hisham Sharaf as saying the unrest, which began in late January, had cost Yemen $5 billion, or about 17 percent of 2009 gross domestic product.
International alarm has mounted over instability in Yemen, home to an ambitious wing of al Qaeda, whose leader has sworn vengeance for the killing by U.S. forces of Osama bin Laden.
France's foreign ministry accused Saleh of dragging his feet on a Gulf Arab-mediated power transition plan he refused to sign in April.
"We call for an end to the violence and repression, we call for the president of Yemen to sign this agreement...and we call on all who have participated to remain engaged in the active search for a solution," spokesman Bernard Valero said.
Saleh offered a "constructive dialogue" with opposition parties, but did not promise to sign a Gulf Arab plan to which they have already agreed. Under the proposal, Saleh would step down in 30 days, rather than when his term ends in 2013.
The deal mediated by the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) had angered many of the youthful protesters because it would shield Saleh and his entourage from prosecution.
GCC member Qatar pulled out on Thursday, citing "stalling... continued escalation, and lack of wisdom."
Shadi Hamid, director of the Brookings Doha Center, said Qatar's move would make little difference. "The GCC fell short. They were not able to persuade Saleh to give up power, so I think we're back at square one now," he told Reuters.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators tried to march on a presidential palace in the port city of Hudaida, but security forces blocked them, witnesses said. No clashes were reported.
In Mukalla, one of 10 southern cities swept by Friday protests, marchers demanded Saleh depart without negotiation.
Armed tribesmen killed three soldiers in an attack on an army vehicle. The soldiers were from a unit loyal to General Ali Mohsen, a kinsman of Saleh who has defected to the opposition.
Many tribesmen have also deserted Saleh. Thousands from the formidable Kholan tribe joined the demonstration in Sanaa on Friday. "We will stand with the opposition and support it until the regime leaves," Sheikh Bakil al-Sufi, their leader, told protesters. "Say it loudly: victory or death."
(Additional reporting by Mohammed Mukhashaf in Aden, Erika Solomon and Sara Anabtawi in Dubai and John Irish in Paris, writing by Alistair Lyon; editing by Ralph Boulton)
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Texto que acompanha o vídeo do protesto nas ruas:
The Yemen Youth Declaration
On behalf of the youths of the Yemeni revolution
We are, the Yemeni youths, writing this declaration to explain the situation in Yemen from the sight of the Yemeni youths and clarify our aims and requests. Millions of people are protesting in a civilized peaceful manner to request the change of the Yemeni President (Ali Abdullah Saleh) and ruling party
This Channel was created in order to be a witness of the peaceful revolution In Yemen and how the government is killing its people with cold blood.
This is an archive for all the events happened in our Revolution, so that everyone in the world can reach the hidden truth.
Innocent people are dying every day. They have even used snipers to shoot people deliberately on head. In Sana'a more than 56 people killed in one night on 15th March and more than 1000 injured, similar case happened in Taiz 17 people killed on 8th of April by the security force, which is ruled by the son Of Ali Abdullah Saleh. In Aden only, more than 14 people have been killed and tens are injured on 25th of February only and the number is exceeding 42 martyrs in Aden since the beginning of the revolution. Some statistics from human rights organizations till 28 of April, shows the number of martyrs in the whole country has exceeded 419 since the beginning of the revolution, while more than 12,000 people were injured.. Killing and injuring the peaceful nations is not the only way used by the cruel regime, but kidnapping the active youth from the streets and threatening their families is another useless way used to abort our peaceful revolution aiming the change to the better future. This massacre that has occurred and is still occurring in Yemen is a terrifying fact hidden from the whole world.
Currently, people all around Yemen have united and are protesting loudly in all cities to seek the same aim, the fall of the system.
Here, we ask the entire world, all global organizations, The United Nations, the Golf countries, the Human Rights Watch to witness what is happening in the Republic of Yemen. The government is trying to hide the truth by forcing the journalists of International TV channels to leave the country and threatened them by death in case they have tried to show any of what is happening in the country to the whole world. We request the whole world to stand beside us. We want change to occur. We want civilization. We want a developed country. We only want a chance to have a better respectful life. Finally, we want peace to take place. Ali Abdullah Saleh have been cheating the whole world for 33 Years by the lie of Al-Qaidah, ask anyone in Yemen and you will know the truth that he was the one supplying them from the beginning to terrify the whole world and ask for huge amount of support to fight Al-Qaidah, while the whole money is transferred to his account outside and the weapons are used against the peaceful nation.
He is using the lie of Al-Qaidah every time he is in need of getting attention from the whole world and get its support, while those, which he called them Al- Qaidah are just members of his military units. No need for us to prove this, as all the government are really aware of this fact, but try to close their eyes for well-known reasons. The whole world will see the truth soon.
We ask you as a nation under attack of cruel regime, to come and see the truth on the land and witness the methods used by the government to abort our peaceful revolution violently. We seek your help.
We do not want to give him any guarantees after the huge number of people killed for no reason, we do not want him to escape from justice, We do not agree on agreements giving him any immunity against standing in the law court taking his punishment for what he has done to his own people and to the whole country for 33 Years!
We are giving him the last chance to stop killing the people and leave the country peacefully, You as human believe in Human Rights and see all of these crimes happening in Yemen everyday , you have to stand with us and give us all your support wherever you are.
We will continue our peaceful revolution till we reach our goals: freedom, Democracy, development, justice and change for the better future.
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