If the city of Taiz, south of Yemen has been from the very beginning of the popular uprising under much pressure from the Yemeni regime, as president Saleh ordered his troops to massively crackdown on the revolutionary movement, attempting to quell the city's outcry for freedom and democracy, never did blood flowed more freely than in the past few weeks.
It seems that since President Ali Abdullah Saleh made his surprise return from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he was undergoing medical treatment, he has made a point at repressing the growing uprising against his rule, making Taiz an example.
Increasingly, protesters and human rights activists have spoken out against the regime's increasing human rights violations, talking of kidnapping, torturing, executing and illegal incarceration of civilians.
A few days ago, Taiz came face to face with yet another horror committed by the regime when the body of young Taha Mohamed Ahmed al-Junaib was recovered, bearing the marks of torture and brutalization.
According to his family, Taha was arrested last Sunday by the regime forces and savagely beaten up and tortured under the orders of Taiz Security Commander, Brigadier Abdullah Kyran, as he refused to disclose information regarding his fellow-revolutionaries.
The family added in a gruesome account of his injuries that he had had one of his ears amputated, his hands and legs broken up and his body was covered with wounds inflicted by what doctors identified as a machete.
Taha's family is now demanding reparation for the crimes committed against their loved one, saying that such a barbaric regime should be brought to justice without further delay.
Taha's fate is a chilling reminder of how autocratic regimes function. As Egypt was rising against its own tyrant almost a year ago, it stood in shock at the discovery of the mutilated body of Khaled Said a protester who had died by the hands of the Egyptian Security forces, revealing the full extent of Mubarak's sadistic system.
Yemen is now sadly experiencing the same traumatic event.
And as the Yemeni government continues to preach its willingness to negotiate with the Opposition and implement a peaceful transition of power it is discovery such as Taha's body that will continue to embolden Yemen's youth to fight on.