Yemeni soldiers killed 20 protesters in the capital Sanaa today, a day after 20 others were mown down by government forces who opened fire on thousands of demonstrators with anti-aircraft guns and automatic weapons.
The increasingly bloody crackdown prompted the United States, EU and other members of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to demand that President Ali Abdullah Saleh's administration seek a peaceful resolution to the months-long unrest.
US UNHRC envoy Eileen Donahoe said that Washington was concerned at "increasingly disturbing reports about violence."
She urged Yemen to rein in the security forces.
"Now is the time for an immediate, peaceful and orderly transition," Ms Donahoe said.
But a senior opposition activist in Yemen accused Saudi Arabia and the US of standing in the way of the "Yemeni revolution." Full story...
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The increasingly bloody crackdown prompted the United States, EU and other members of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to demand that President Ali Abdullah Saleh's administration seek a peaceful resolution to the months-long unrest.
US UNHRC envoy Eileen Donahoe said that Washington was concerned at "increasingly disturbing reports about violence."
She urged Yemen to rein in the security forces.
"Now is the time for an immediate, peaceful and orderly transition," Ms Donahoe said.
But a senior opposition activist in Yemen accused Saudi Arabia and the US of standing in the way of the "Yemeni revolution." Full story...
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