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Protests continue against Yemeni regime

15 February 2011 20:22 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Thousands of people took to the streets in Yemenâ€™s fifth consecutive day of anti-government protests, as analysts warned that opposition to the president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, could become difficult to contain, APA reports quoting ft.com website.
Hundreds demonstrated in the capital, Sanaâ€™a, and thousands protested further south in the city of Taiz, which has high levels of education and popular frustration.
In Sanaâ€™a, clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters left several wounded.
Analysts said the coming weeks would be â€œcriticalâ€ for Mr Saleh, who has ruled the country for over 30 years.
Yemenâ€™s mainstream opposition parties have agreed to enter a dialogue on reform with the ruling party after leading anti-government protests earlier this year, but recent demonstrations appear to be dominated by students and civil society activists rather than opposition loyalists. It is not clear how the the opposition parties intend to deal with the government now.
â€œThe opposition is fragmented and confused, doesnâ€™t seem to have a clear policy,â€ said Gregory Johnsen, a Yemen expert at Princeton University.
There are several factors mitigating against an Egyptian-style popular uprising in Yemen however, say analysts.
Mr Saleh has spent the last few days shoring up support among tribal leaders; experts say that if they remain on his side, a popular protest movement in the impoverished country is unlikely to unseat him.
â€œThe revolution in Egypt succeeded because people had the means to demand change,â€ said Fatima Ba Saeed, a 24-year-old student in Sanaâ€™a. â€œHere, people donâ€™t have enough education, and they are too desperate trying to earn a living.â€
Nonetheless, sustained protests could seriously weaken the government, which already faces an al-Qaeda presence, an insurgency in the north and a secessionist movement in the south.
The New York-based Human Rights Watch has criticised the government for allowing its security forces to use batons and Taser weapons against peaceful protesters. This comes at a particularly embarrassing time for Washington, which is planning to give the Yemeni government $75m for â€œcounter-terrorismâ€, it emerged this week.
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