In Yemen, the government’s violent crackdown on protesters has intensified significantly over the past 48 hours. At least 21 protesters have been killed today in the capital of Sana’a. Another 26 demonstrators were gunned down on Sunday. Salim Allaw was protesting in the streets of Sana’a on Sunday.

Salim Allaw, protester: “This is the 26th massacre of the regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh during this period since the beginning of the revolution to now. The security forces of the Central Security objected to our peaceful march. And we announced it would be a peaceful march. We were not carrying weapons. They opened fire on us with heavy machine guns, and they used internationally banned gas.”

Yemen has has been mired in a political stalemate for months. President Ali Abdullah Saleh has clung to power, even though he has been in Saudi Arabia since June receiving medical treatment following an assassination attempt.