However, protests grew larger by late January and took on an increasingly pointed tone of criticism toward President Ali Abdullah Saleh, with many demonstrators beginning to call openly for new leadership in Yemen. including at least 10,000 at Sana'a University.
Namun, protes berkembang lebih besar pada akhir Januari dan menyuarakan nada kritik yang semakin tajam terhadap Presiden Ali Abdullah Saleh, dengan banyak demonstran mulai menyerukan secara terbuka bagi kepemimpinan baru di Yaman, termasuk sedikitnya 10.000 orang di Universitas Sana'a.