Yemeni protesting against Yemeni president

Image 1 of 12: Yemenis attend a protest calling President Ali Abdullah Saleh to quit after being in power since 1978.

Image 1 of 12: The demonstration apparently inspired by events in Tunisia and Egypt.

Image 1 of 12: Yemenis shouting for freedom.

Image 1 of 12: Placard reads: "No Despotism and Unfairness, No to Power Inheritance and Extension No to Starvation Policy, No to Theft of Resources Yes for Change".

Image 1 of 12: Dozens of Yemeni activists calling for the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh clash with the regime's supporters in Sanaa during protests.

Image 1 of 12: Dozens of Yemeni activists calling for the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh clash with the regime's supporters in Sanaa during protests.

Image 1 of 12: Yemeni opposition journalist Abdel Karim al-Khaiwani joins a protest calling for the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the capital Sanaa.

Image 1 of 12: Yemeni activist Tawakel Karman takes part in a protest two days after being released on parole.

Image 1 of 12: Tawakel Karman (R), who heads a rights group, joins a protest calling for the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Image 1 of 12: Thousands of Yemenis, apparently inspired by events in Tunisia and Egypt, staged a mass demonstration calling on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to resign after being in power since 1978.

Image 1 of 12: Placard reads: All together to stop the ruling party.