and now your Yemen update

[nadinbrzezinski]

Yemen: Tens of thousands call on president to leave

Source: BBC

This comes after mass protests in Egypt and a popular uprising in Tunisia that ousted its long-time leader.

Yemeni opposition members and youth activists gathered in four parts of the city, including Sanaa University, chanting anti-government slogans.

They also called for economic reforms and an end to corruption.

Yemenis complain of mounting poverty among a growing young population and frustration with a lack of political freedoms.

The country has also been plagued by a range of security issues, including a separatist movement in the south and an uprising of Shia Houthi rebels in the north.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12295864


Handy map...

[RKP5637]

1. Thanks!!! n/t

[uppityperson]

2. Yemen is such a poor place. That part of the country has little, except for

those that have oil

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Average income is two bucks a day

that means, for the rest of the class, that half the people made less than two bucks.

[malaise]

3. Hang out with dictators

and catch this.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Was talking to BIL... this mess started in greece

the revolts that is... different reasons. But it's spread both East and West.. how long until it reaches not just the Ameircas, but perhaps THIS country.

[malaise]

6. This will be global by summer

People will always resist economic oppression.