Yemen: Interview with Amal Basha, Chairperson of the Sisters’ Arab Forum for Human Rights (SAF), Yemen
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In what ways are women participating in the protests in Yemen?
The leading force behind this movement are the students from Sana’a University. They are gathered in Al-Huriya Square (Freedom Square) in front of the University. Women and women’s organisations are participating in the demonstrations and supporting the demonstrators, they stay until late at night in Freedom Square.
In general, the students are protecting the women who are demonstrating on the square. Women are not generally targeted by the security forces in the repression of the protests because there would be an outcry. One woman demonstrator was arrested and imprisoned a couple of weeks ago, but she was released after one night, because we protested.
On Tuesday 22 February at 11pm, the security forces violently attacked demonstrators in the square with live bullets. Two were killed, and 25 people were injured. Security forces in civilian dress tried to arrest a woman journalist but were prevented from doing so by students who heard her screams for help.
To read the complete interview please visit FIDH.
In what ways are women participating in the protests in Yemen?
The leading force behind this movement are the students from Sana’a University. They are gathered in Al-Huriya Square (Freedom Square) in front of the University. Women and women’s organisations are participating in the demonstrations and supporting the demonstrators, they stay until late at night in Freedom Square.
In general, the students are protecting the women who are demonstrating on the square. Women are not generally targeted by the security forces in the repression of the protests because there would be an outcry. One woman demonstrator was arrested and imprisoned a couple of weeks ago, but she was released after one night, because we protested.
On Tuesday 22 February at 11pm, the security forces violently attacked demonstrators in the square with live bullets. Two were killed, and 25 people were injured. Security forces in civilian dress tried to arrest a woman journalist but were prevented from doing so by students who heard her screams for help.
To read the complete interview please visit FIDH.