Unrest In yemen -- News Updates March 8, 2011

Prisoners Stage Anti-Government Protests in Yemen -- Voice of America

Clashes between Yemeni security officials and rioting prisoners demanding the president's resignation have killed at least one person and wounded about 60 people.

Witnesses say security officials fired tear gas and warning shots on Tuesday at inmates at a prison in Sana'a.

The unrest at the facility began late Monday. Prisoners demanding reforms set blankets and mattresses on fire, and announced they were joining the country's anti-government protest movement.

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More News On The Unrest In Yemen

Prisoner killed in Yemen prison riot -- The Telegraph
Inmates riot at Yemen prison -- Al Jazeera
'One killed, 60 hurt' in Yemen prison riot -- AFP
Yemeni prison riots claim lives -- UPI
Yemen protests hit Saleh fiefdom, military in Sanaa -- Reuters
Protester Shot Dead as Military Armored Forces Deployed in Yemen -- CRIEnglish
Yemen policeman hurt in clashes with protesters -- AFP
3 dead as jail joins Yemen protests -- Al Jazeera
Police use live ammo to disperse protests in Yemen -- Times Live
Opposition Step Up Pressure On Yemen's President -- NPR (audio)
Journalists in Yemen Say They Are Being Attacked -- New York Times
Saleh pits Yemenis against each other in bid to stay on -- Reuters
Yemen Appeals for Aid to Counter Economic Crisis -- New York Times
Yemen wants $6b. aid to counter anti-government protests -- Yemen Post

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