Yemen government forces have shot dead ten pro democracy protestors and wounded up to thirty more in a new wave of demonstrations there.
Witnesses said that Yemeni soldiers on Monday opened fire at tens of thousands of protesters demanding the ouster of decades-long President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Since mid-February, Yemen has been witnessing daily anti-government rallies -- inspired by the protests in Tunisia and Egypt -- which demand crucial economic and political reforms. Despite daily anti-government rallies, Saleh says he plans to remain in office until his term ends later this year. More than 83 people have been killed in the anti-government rallies in Yemen so far.
Isn't it strange that the great Western Democracies are prepared to "intervene" in oil rich Libya for the sake of democracy and citizens rights, while taking no stance on Yemen, one of the poorest and least developed countries in the Arab world?
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