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Yemen′s former minister for human rights, Hooria Mashhour (photo: AFP/Getty Images)

Interview with Hooria Mashhour

On the rebels′ blacklist

Fearing for her life in her home country, a former minister from Yemen applied to Germany for asylum. Now she′s working for the integration of refugees. Interview by Ali AlmakhlafiMore

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Houthis outside the presidential palace in Sanaa (photo: dpa)

The crisis in Yemen

The primacy of stability over real change

Since 22 January, Yemen has been mired in an almost unresolvable crisis of government. After a power struggle that lasted several days, President Hadi stepped down along with Prime Minister Bahah and his whole cabinet. Marie-Christine Heinze takes a closer look at the current crisis and its wider implicationsMore

Power struggle in Yemen: An unstable situation turns critical Iran's foreign policy in Yemen and Iraq: Arab fear of the "extended arm of Iran"Political upheaval in Yemen: The triumphant advance of the Houthi rebels Federalism and state-building in Yemen: Between transition and stagnation

Houthi rebels in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa (photo: Reuters)

Political upheaval in Yemen

The triumphant advance of the Houthi rebels

In an unprecedented demonstration of power, Houthi rebels have caused key members of Yemen's political elite to flee, negotiated a cabinet reshuffle, and laid bare the political weakness of President Hadi. By Marie-Christine HeinzeMore

Federalism and state-building in Yemen: Between transition and stagnation Interview with the Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkol Karman: ''Saleh is the source of terror''Yemen and the Arab Spring: Revolution on hold

Ceremony marking the closure of the National Dialogue Conference in Yemen with President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi (right) (photo: Reuters)

Federalism and state-building in Yemen

Between transition and stagnation

With the conclusion of the National Dialogue Conference and the decision to introduce a federal system, Yemen would appear to be moving forward in its transition process, paving the way for a new constitution and democratic elections. However, things in the country are not as rosy as they might seem at first glance. By Marie-Christine HeinzeMore

Non-violent, Anti-terror Campaign in Yemen: Working for Peace and Tolerance Interview with the Yemeni Minister Huria Mashhour: ''The Immunity Law Is an Offence against Everything''Interview with the Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkol Karman: ''Saleh is the Source of Terror''

'Fighting terrorism together': a peace march in Sanaa (photo: Saeed Alsofi/DW)

Non-violent, Anti-terror Campaign in Yemen

Working for Peace and Tolerance

Yemen's National Dialogue began recently. It seeks to come up with a new constitution and to prepare for elections in the crisis-rocked country. However, it is not just the politicians who are trying to foster dialogue and bring peace to the country, young Yemenis are too. By Bassam GhabarMore

Yemen and the Arab Spring: Revolution on Hold Interview with the Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkol Karman: ''Saleh is the Source of Terror''The ''Tahrir Lounge'' in Cairo: Grassroots Democracy

After Yemen's Presidential Election

A Herculean Task

Militia in the north, separatists in the south, al-Qaeda and the return to the country of the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh ... the challenges facing Yemen's interim government on the road to democracy are staggering. From Sanaa, Birgit Svensson explains that the country's new leadership is actually fighting a war on four frontsMore

Presidential Election in Yemen: An Experiment in Democracy The Yemeni Minister Huria Mashhour: ''The Immunity Law Is an Offence against Everything''Interview with the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkol Karman: ''Saleh is the Source of Terror''

Election poster of the presidential candidate Abed Rabbo Mansur Hadi (photo: REUTERS)

Presidential Election in Yemen

An Experiment in Democracy

Yemen is voting for a successor to President Saleh, who was overthrown after months of protest. But the only candidate is the vice-president, Abed Rabbo Mansur Hadi. And how he can possibly turn into the "Saviour of Democracy" in Yemen remains a mystery. Birgit Svensson reports from SanaaMore

Tawakkol Karman (photo: picture alliance/dpa)

Interview with the Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkol Karman

''Saleh is the Source of Terror''

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkol Karman has become the face of the protest movement in Yemen. In this interview with Majid Sattar, she accuses the West of failing to break with the old regime in Sana'a in deference to Saudi ArabiaMore

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Popular Uprising in Yemen

Saleh, Enemy Number One

Politically speaking, the Yemeni opposition movement is extremely heterogeneous and therefore finds it difficult to act in concert. The only goal they all share is to bring about the resignation of the President. An analysis by Albrecht MetzgerMore

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