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March 19, 2013

Yemen Launches U.N.-Backed National Dialogue amid Protests 
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Yemen has launched a national dialogue to usher in elections and a new
constitution after the popular uprising that forced President Ali
Abdullah Saleh from power. A number of groups are protesting the
U.N.-backed talks, including some who want independence for South Yemen.
At least one protester was reportedly shot dead during protests in the
southeastern city of Tarim. Nobel laureate Tawakkul Karman told AFP she
is boycotting the talks over the "obvious imbalance in the
representation of the youths, women and civil society groups and the
participation of people who have the blood of the revolution youth on
their hands."

 

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