http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/887/ en_GB_uk Yemen http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83407 The international community and UN should do more to assist the hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians and Somalis who seek refuge in Yemen, one of the "least developed countries in the world," urges an international refugee agency. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80529 Fleeing violence, drought, and unemployment, a growing number of Somali and Ethiopian immigrants are attempting to escape across dangerous waters, often encountering death at the hands of smugglers, the sea, or Yemeni forces, reports the UN. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/74404 The deadly business of smuggling people across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen has resumed for another year, with four overcrowded open fishing boats arriving in less than a week, the UN's refugee office has said. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/71437 Over the course of nearly three years, 27-year-old Yemeni Salah 'Ali Qaru was transported to several secret detention centers and subjected to cruel and inhumane torture. Read his story and learn about the U.S. policy of "rendition." http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/69516 Yemen, one of the poorest Arab countries, has unexpectedly become the destination of many destitute immigrants from the Horn of Africa, Yemeni security sources have revealed. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/67871 At least 58 Somalis drowned and some 150 others were missing when armed men smuggling would-be immigrants to Yemen in two boats forced them overboard several kilometres from the shore, sources said. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/67121 Following several days of deadly riots sparked by a decision to cut government subsidies on petrol and diesel, the Yemeni government announced Tuesday it would lower fuel prices. An American living in Yemen shares her observations of the country, the recent riots, and the dangers of a discontented majority. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/67008 At least 13 Yemenis were killed in protests against fuel price increases that came as part of an economic reform programme promoted by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/63591 "If you can convince us that your ideas are justified by the Koran, then we will join you in your struggle," a youthful cleric told five al Qaeda militants in a Yemeni jail. "But if we succeed in convincing you of our ideas, then you must agree to renounce violence." Two years later, a relative peace reigns in the country, and many are crediting the "theological dialogues." http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/50346 Recognizing that information and communications technology (ICT) could greatly improve public sector performance, Yemen recently held a regional workshop on e-government, which called for setting up a web portal for citizens and mobile Internet training units for government offices. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/46538 The U.S.-backed "war on terror" has dealt a serious blow to human rights and the rule of law in Yemen, which had been making good progress in both areas, according to a new report from Amnesty International. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/68781/1/ WASHINGTON, D.C., Sep 24 (OneWorld) - Human rights and the rule of law in Yemen, which had been making good progress in both areas, have been badly set back by the U.S.-backed "war on terror," according to a new report released Wednesday by Amnesty International. http://www.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/29181 The United States should tread carefully in pursuing the "war on terrorism" in the key Arab state of Yemen, according to a report released this week by a major international think tank. http://www.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/30014 Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir have flown into Yemen for talks on the Horn of Africa, diplomatic sources said today. http://www.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/2054 An international journalists' group has sent a protest to the Yemen government over its indefinite suspension of the weekly newspaper "Al-Shumou".