Yemen: Violent crushing of protest signals alarming escalation in standoff with Huthis

Headline Title: Yemen: Violent crushing of protest signals alarming escalation in standoff with Huthis 09 September 2014 The killing by government security forces of at least six protesters in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, must be promptly and impartially investigated, said Amnesty International.“The gunning down of peaceful protesters in the streets of the capital has heightened fears that the current confrontation there will escalate into a full blown violent conflict,” said Said Boumedouha, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme.“It is…

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