That provoked an international outcry and stirred a series of protests in both Sana 'a and the former capital, Taiz.
In contrast with previous anti-globalisation protests, many of the latest ones seem to have started spontaneously.
The Race Relations Commissioner is calling on student magazines to be more responsible following protests against the lampooning of Chairman Mao in a publication.
In October a memo came to light detailing the junta's plans, through spreading black propaganda and fomenting anti-Thaksin protests, to subvert the election to thwart a PPP victory.
FOUR years of upheaval have set a high bar for street protests in Bangkok.
In some cities, police seemed to stand back and let protests proceed, but there were also reports from the southern cities of Guang - zhou and Shenzhen that police had stopped protests.
That may help to explain why recently Egypt has seen an uncharacteristic flaring up of strikes and protests of every kind.
In one of them, a Filipino maid was executed is Singapore after being convicted of murder, despite protests from various quarters that her guilt had not been adequately established.
With the local elections over, the protests will probably fizzle for a while.
The most recent protests in Greece, Spain, Italy and France have not drawn massive crowds on to the streets.
In response to the protests, the government has appointed a Socialist deputy as a mediator. He accused the Sarkozy government of "lighting a powder keg" by starting deregulation in the first place.
A radical cleric and leading opposition figure, Abdul Majid al-Zindani, joined the March 1st protests.
The international and local media ought to ask themselves whether they let a few incidents of violence overshadow the fact that the protests overall were insignificant.
All protests are brutally repressed by the government as illegal.
The Malaysian government says the violent portrayal of the protests had more to do with biases in the international media than police action on the ground.
South Korean farmers held protests in Seoul to condemn the deal, Shouting that the FTA negotiations are killing Korean farmers.
Communication was essential if we were to coordinate our protests and complaints.
Even if protests fizzle for the time being, a certain pride of reclaiming possession was vividly in evidence.
Shrill protests about the new taxes filled the air.
The protests have been peaceful. But, amid threats of civil disobedience and nationwide strikes, Jordan looks less secure as one of the West's favoured buffer states in the region.
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