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Before the Signal Scandal, Yemen Was Already on Edge
On a recent trip to Yemen, @adammbaron was immersed in the rhythm of family and fasting that characterizes Ramadan. Then the country turned into headline news, as he reports from Aden for @newlinesmag.
The Festering Wounds of Yemen’s Taiz
Despite the calm, one local official told me, the humanitarian situation was in many ways worse than it was during the worst days of the war: As peoples’ savings have dried up, the informal social solidarity networks that kept many out of poverty have dried up with them.
Despite the War, Yemenis Still Crave Dignity, Justice, and the Rule of Law
Sanaa’s Change Square buzzed with excitement and anticipation, faded posters of long-dead Yemeni political figures underlining the feeling among many that it was a moment of historical reckoning, a moment of such profundity that even the past and present were scrambled.