Yemen War 8th Anniversary: David Wearing - speaking at London CAAT vigil
Channel: Campaign Against Arms Trade
Date: 2023-06-06

March 26th 2023 marked eight years since the Saudi-led coalition started their brutal assault on Yemen. In that time, thousands of Yemeni civilians have been killed by Saudi bombs. The UN estimates that 377,000 war related deaths occurred by the end of 2021, including 12,000 civilians in directly targeted attacks. In total the UK has supplied at least £23 billion worth of arms to the Saudi-led coalition attacking Yemen. The war in Yemen has caused one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.

London CAAT was outside Downing Street to stand in solidarity with the people of Yemen and commemorate all the lives unnecessarily lost in this brutal war."

Speakers included David Wearing from Sussex University, and author of "AngloArabia: Why Gulf Wealth Matters to Britain"; Sayed Al Wadaei, director of advocacy at Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD); Terina Hine, from Stop the War Coalition; and with contributions from Yemeni journalist Ahmad Algohbary and songs from the Raised Voices choir.

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