Yemen Protest Photos

Yemeni riot police take orders from their officer, behind, as they block the way while anti-government protestors attend a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. Some thousands of people marched Tuesday chanting slogans against President Ali Abdullah Saleh and clashed with police and government supporters, and at least three demonstrators were injured in a fifth straight day of Egypt-inspired protests. AP

A supporter of the Yemeni government holds a poster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. Thousands of people marching for the ouster of Yemen's U.S.-allied president clashed Tuesday with police and government supporters, and at least three demonstrators were injured in a fifth straight day of Egypt-inspired protests. AP

An injured Yemeni pro-government demonstrator is helped away as pro-regime supporters on February 15, 2011, waded into an anti-government protest in the capital Sanaa with stones and batons, sparking violent clashes that were ended by police wielding electric tasers, witnesses said. Getty

An injured Yemeni pro-government demonstrator is helped away as pro-regime supporters on February 15, 2011, waded into an anti-government protest in the capital Sanaa with stones and batons, sparking violent clashes that were ended by police wielding electric tasers, witnesses said. Getty

Yemeni police officers block the way as anti-government protestors shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. Thousands of people marching for the ouster of Yemen's U.S.-allied president clashed Tuesday with police and government supporters, and at least three demonstrators were injured in a fifth straight day of Egypt-inspired protests. AP

An anti-government protestor, center, reacts while others are blocked by Yemeni police, unseen, during a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. Thousands of people marching for the ouster of Yemen's U.S.-allied president clashed Tuesday with police and government supporters, and at least three demonstrators were injured in a fifth straight day of Egypt-inspired protests. banner on left reads in Arabic," Leave" referring to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. AP

Yemeni anti-government protestors shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. Thousands of people marching for the ouster of Yemen's U.S.-allied president clashed Tuesday with police and government supporters, and at least three demonstrators were injured in a fifth straight day of Egypt-inspired protests. AP

Policemen try to block government backers with batons as they walk towards anti-government protesters during clashes in Sanaa February 14, 2011. Government backers armed with broken bottles, daggers and rocks chased down thousands of pro-reform demonstrators in Yemen's capital on Monday, turning unrest inspired by Egypt's uprising increasingly violent. Reuters

Government backers chase anti-government protesters during clashes in Sanaa February 14, 2011. Government backers armed with broken bottles, daggers and rocks chased down thousands of pro-reform demonstrators in Yemen's capital on Monday, turning unrest inspired by Egypt's uprising increasingly violent. Reuters

Yemeni anti-government protestors shout slogans during a demonstration demanding political reform and the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. More than 1,000 people protested in Yemen for a fourth straight day Monday, demanding political reforms and the ouster of the U.S.-allied president in demonstrations inspired by the upheaval in Egypt. AP

Yemeni BBC Arabic service reporter Abdullah Ghorab speaks on his mobile phone after sustaining wounds he said he sustained when attacked by supporters of Yemen's ruling party during demonstrations in central Sanaa on February 14, 2011 in which pro-democracy protesters clashed violently with police and supporters of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Getty

Government backers (R) scuffle with anti-government protesters in Sanaa February 14, 2011. Government backers armed with broken bottles, daggers and rocks chased down thousands of pro-reform demonstrators in Yemen's capital on Monday, turning unrest inspired by Egypt's uprising increasingly violent.

Policemen try to prevent anti-government protesters from marching to the presidential palace in Sanaa February 13, 2011. Anti-government protesters clashed with police trying to prevent them from marching towards Yemen's presidential palace in the capital on Sunday, witnesses said. Reuters

Anti-government protesters overpower riot policemen after they tried to prevent them from marching to the presidential palace in Sanaa February 13, 2011. Anti-government protesters clashed with police trying to prevent them from marching towards Yemen's presidential palace in the capital on Sunday, witnesses said. Reuters

Republican Guards place razor wire to prevent anti-government protesters from marching to the presidential palace in Sanaa February 13, 2011. Anti-government protesters clashed with police trying to prevent them from marching towards Yemen's presidential palace in the capital on Sunday, witnesses said. Reuters

Yemeni police block the way as anti-government protestors attend a rally demanding political reform and the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. Yemeni police have clashed with anti-government protesters demanding political reform and the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Several thousand protesters, many of them university students, tried to reach the central square in the capital of Sanaa on Sunday, but were pushed back by police using clubs. It was the third straight day of anti-government protests. AP

Anti-government protesters march to the presidential palace in Sanaa February 13, 2011. Anti-government protesters clashed with police trying to prevent them from marching towards Yemen's presidential palace in the capital on Sunday, witnesses said. Reuters

Anti-government protesters march to the presidential palace in Sanaa February 13, 2011. Anti-government protesters clashed with police trying to prevent them from marching towards Yemen's presidential palace in the capital on Sunday, witnesses said. Reuters

Anti-government protesters march to the presidential palace in Sanaa February 13, 2011. Anti-government protesters clashed with police trying to prevent them from marching towards Yemen's presidential palace in the capital on Sunday, witnesses said. Reuters

Yemeni anti-government protestors, right, scuffle with government supporters during a rally demanding political reform and the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. Yemeni police have clashed with anti-government protesters demanding political reform and the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Several thousand protesters, many of them university students, tried to reach the central square in the capital of Sanaa on Sunday, but were pushed back by police using clubs. It was the third straight day of anti-government protests. AP

Anti-government protesters shout slogans during a protest outside Sanaa University in Sanaa February 13, 2011. Anti-government protesters clashed with police trying to prevent them from marching towards Yemen's presidential palace in Sanaa on Sunday, witnesses said. Reuters

A government supporter waves a poster President Ali Abdullah Saleh in front of anti-government protesters outside Sanaa University in Sanaa February 13, 2011. Anti-government protesters clashed with police trying to prevent them from marching towards Yemen's presidential palace in Sanaa on Sunday, witnesses said. Reuters

Yemeni anti-government protestors chant slogans during a demonstration demanding political reform and the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. Yemeni police have clashed with anti-government protesters demanding political reform and the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Several thousand protesters, many of them university students, tried to reach the central square in the capital of Sanaa on Sunday, but were pushed back by police using clubs. It was the third straight day of anti-government protests. AP

Yemeni anti-government protestors shout slogans during a demonstration demanding political reform and the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. Yemeni police have clashed with anti-government protesters demanding political reform and the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Several thousand protesters, many of them university students, tried to reach the central square in the capital of Sanaa on Sunday, but were pushed back by police using clubs. It was the third straight day of anti-government protests. AP

A supporter of the Yemeni government dances during a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. Troops in Yemen have beaten some anti-government protesters who were celebrating the resignation of Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak and demanding the ouster of their own president. AP

Supporters of the Yemeni government, right, reach to scuffle with anti-government demonstrators celebrating the resignation of Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak and demanding the ouster of their own president, in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. Yemeni police with clubs on Saturday beat anti-government protesters who were celebrating the resignation of Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak and demanding the ouster of their own president. AP

Army soldiers gather near military trucks after they deployed to disperse protests in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden February 11, 2011. Around 3,000 people took to the streets across southern Yemen in a "Friday of Rage", demanding secession from the north, but heavily deployed security forces quickly stamped out protests, residents said. Reuters

Police troopers watch from a building's roof during a pro-government rally in Tahrir Square in Sanaa February 12, 2011. Yemen's ruling party set up tents in Sanaa's central Tahrir Square last week to occupy the space and prevent people from gathering in large numbers. Reuters

Yemeni activist Tawakul Karman, left, chants slogans along with other demonstrators holding banners during an anti-government protest in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. Banner on right reads in Arabic, " 33 years of authoritarian rule". AP

Yemeni anti-government protesters hold a banner bearing the flags of Tunisia (R) and Yemen with the slogan 'You were first and we will follow you' during a 'day of rage' protest against President Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule in Sanaa on February 3, 2011. Getty

An Egyptian man living in Yemen (C) and Yemenis shout slogans during a demonstration to celebrate the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak outside the Egyptian embassy in Sanaa February 11, 2011. A furious wave of protest finally swept Mubarak from power on Friday after 30 years of one-man rule, sparking jubilation on the streets and sending a warning to autocrats across the Arab world and beyond. Reuters

Anti-government protesters march in the southern Yemeni city of Zinjibar February 11, 2011. Around 3,000 people took to the streets across southern Yemen in a "Friday of Rage", demanding secession from the north, but heavily deployed security forces quickly stamped out protests, residents said. Reuters

Over 20.000 anti government protesters gathered in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen to demand the instant removal of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. In scenes reminiscent to those seen in Tunisia and Egypt in recent weeks, the crowd demanded regime change. Demotix

Protesters march during an anti-government demonstration in Radfan, a district in the southern Yemeni province of Lahej, February 10, 2011. Yemen's "myriad political, security, and development challenges" pose the greatest threat to that poor Arab nation since its 1994 civil war, U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told a congressional hearing on Thursday. Reuters

Police troopers hold machine guns as they patrol outside a state security court in Sanaa February 6, 2011. The court began on Sunday the trial of ten suspected al Qaeda members over plots to attack foreign companies and state facilities in Yemen. Reuters

Suspected al Qaeda militant Ahmad Muhammad Saad argues with judges as he stands behind bars at a state security court in Sanaa February 6, 2011. Saad is part of a group of ten suspected al Qaeda members whose trial at the court began on Sunday over plots to attack foreign companies and state facilities in Yemen. Reuters

A Yemeni demonstrator chants slogans during a demonstration against the government, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. Protesters have staged unprecedented demonstrations against Yemen's autocratic president, a key U.S. ally in battling Islamic militants, as unrest inspired by uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia spread further in the Arab world. AP

Supporters of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, hold banners and raise his portraits during a rally in support of Saleh and his government in Sanaa,Yemen, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. Thousands of opponents of Yemen's government and its supporters are demonstrating in the capital and other cities a day after the president pledged not to seek another term in office. AO