Yemen’s revolution. Ali Saleh killers kill peaceful demonstrators under the safeguards of the Gulf states and the silence of the free world, especially the United States US

Abdulghani al-Iryani, a Yemeni political researcher and analyst, breaks down the challenges facing his country, describes the nature of the uprising taking place there and shares his views on the prospects for change.

Children who are malnourished and undernourished are not difficult to spot in Yemen where hunger stalks the poverty-stricken population. While fighting in northern Yemen between government troops and Houthi fighters has displaced thousands of civilians, aid workers fear they will not be able to address the country’s growing hunger needs. Several aid groups have warned that that widespread suffering could ensue if they unable to reach camps for internally displaced persons (IDP) that have effectively been cut off by the conflict. Some camps are running short of vital supplies and others are unable to accomodate the growing number of IDPs. Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra reports from a camp in the far north of the country – just 5km from the frontline – for civilians fleeing the war zone, where each tent is packed with at least four families.

On top of the existing problems of piracy, drugs and poverty, a fresh outbreak of fighting looks like it could threaten Yemen’s already fragile unity.

On top of the existing problems of piracy, drugs and poverty, a fresh outbreak of fighting looks like it could threaten Yemen’s already fragile unity.

On top of the existing problems of piracy, drugs and poverty, a fresh outbreak of fighting looks like it could threaten Yemen’s already fragile unity.

A look into Yemen’s untraveled mountains. Filmed and Edited by Jeronimo Prieto, Dic 2007.