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Yemen chaos from the voice of ‘Uprising’By Andre Arno

It had been for a year that Yemen conflict hadn’t finish with resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, the President of Yemen. Throughout the voice of ‘uprising’ from Tunisia which inspired the whole Middle east including Yemen about the government’s power and cruelty. President Ali Abdullah Saleh had gained power over Yemen for 33 years until today. No improvisation of growth in country were noticed during those whole years; including economic growth, high unemployment, inflation, and government corruptions. As an example in detail about the economic condition in Yemen; faces several

economic challenges including political and social. The economy have shrunk 10% by 2011, inflation has increased to 23%, and unemployment to 40%. President Ali Abdullah Saleh has it’s power to provide its people from the support of the U.S and the French. On January 2011, a protest that creates unfair and no freedom of human rights began approaching the government. On March 18, Security officers joined forces with the Government to killed any protester who are against Ali Abdullah Saleh and the U.S supports the Arabic government. Within on that day, at least 50 people were killed and 100 people injured including

prayers, security officers, and government supporters. Two thousands of innocent people in total; were killed cruelty and brutal by the police officers but they won’t give up until Saleh’s resignation is complete including his former government. The U.S increasing the military assistance of Yemen from the salvation chaos of the Protester. Terrorism began to approached threatening of the U.S Embassy. On October 2012, a senior Yemen officer who worked in the US embassy were killed in an attack; which relates to Al Queda event. Endless fight between the people of Yemen and Saleh’s uncertain future.

On the right, this picture has a link between the Egyptians, Tunisia, and Yemen. This picture shows a really strong reality of the government failure. This photo title is ‘The Massacre of Slaughter’. The cruelty of police officers that don’t care about the difference of people’s want and the government’s power.

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Due to many causalities and disagreement from the people of Yemen; Saleh decided not to continued the election in 2013, nor pass to his son. Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, the new president followed the presidential election on 21 February. President Hadi is have the authority to lead a two years political transition process of full presidential and parliamentary in 2014.

Recently, Yemen had been facing security, humanitarian, and political situation. Its security situation; which the Yemeni government acknowledge of lost control of several govern orates.Further more on 21 May, Over 100 people were killed horrifying terrorism to underlines security challenges and uncertainty of President Hadi and his government to seek rebuilding Yemen. Therefore, President Hadi quoted a very strong political commitment which promised on primary building the principle of political inclusion and reconciliation related to Yemen’s economic and take early security. Humanitarian situation is malnutrition of the children. In 2009, it had been estimated that more than half

of all Yemeni children were chronically malnourished because food accommodates is high.

“ President Saleh didn’t accomplished anything of rebuilding Yemen. He said too much during the political elections. What he do was just sit there and relax waiting for the money to come to him and used it as for himself nor his government.” Muhammead Slammed claimed.

“45 percent of the population is living in the under the poverty line, earning less than $2 per day. It;s costing Yemen billions per month.” Saleh spoke.

Many other people had said the same thing many times. Not only the economic but also facing refugee crisis, such as water, fuel, and food.

“Learn to differentiate between the freedom and power.”Muhammad Slammed

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Silence shouts and killsOn the right, there are two pictures that showed of the people condition protest. Silence kill is where there many people were killed during the protester but not heard by the world of the reality. The Silence shouts really provide a strong fact of the government cruelty that the Yemeni people afraid of saying out loud about the truth.

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