Hundreds of thousands of Yemeni people took to the streets of the capital Sana’a and the western port city of Hodeida after Taraweeh prayers to affirm the continuity of revolution approach and legitimacy as well as in honor of the martyrs’ blood. 

They chanted revolutionary slogans calling for finishing the six-month popular youth-led uprising, trying the remaining officials in the family regime of Saleh and condemning the massacres in Arhab district on the outskirts of Sana’ and the provinces of Taiz and Abyan. 

Furthermore, they urged the international community and organizations to make quick intervention to stop the massacres of the Yemeni people by officials violating the national constitution and international norms. 

In their statement, the Hodeida protesters welcomed international positions calling for an immediate transfer of power in Yemen and any step to ensure an orderly and peaceful exit of the regime on condition the Yemeni people preserve the right of trying the regime in connection with 33-year old violations. 

The statement urged to form an immediate transitional council to start the first steps of the popular revolution and protecting the country from attempts to draw Yemen into civil war.

The demonstrations followed the call of the revolution organization committee for escalating protests in Ramadan.