Yemen urged to halt escalating crackdown after two reported killed in capital

Wednesday 23 February 2011 Two protesters were reportedly shot dead on Tuesday night, when security forces stormed a protest camp outside Sana'a University. Amnesty International has today urged the Yemeni authorities to end its crackdown on anti-government demonstrations after two protesters were reported to have been killed in Sana’a. They would be the first fatalities in the capital since the outbreak of unrest earlier this month and bring the total killed to 16, including 13 in the southern city of Aden.The two protesters reportedly died after being shot on Tuesday night, when security…

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