In Yemen, state-backed forces continue to attack protesters opposing the regime of longtime President Ali Abdullah Saleh. At least seven people were reported killed, and dozens more wounded, after gunmen loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh opened fire on demonstrators marching in the capital Sana’a. It was the third attack on protesters in the last four days. At the United Nations, a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned the Yemeni government crackdown.

Rupert Colville: “We condemn in the strongest terms the reported killing of a number of largely peaceful protesters in Sana’a and Taiz in Yemen as a result of indiscriminate use of force by security forces over the weekend. We are extremely concerned that security forces continue to use excessive force in a climate of complete impunity for crimes that are resulting in heavy loss of life and injury, despite repeated pledges by the government to the contrary.”