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Demonstrations and conflicts are going on in the streets of Yemen.
What Yemen needs are peaceful resolutions to the disagreements, dis-
putes and conflicts of interest more than ever. For the problems not to
get any worse, it is very important to prevent social polarization and
the involvement of society in these conflicts. At the moment, this
should be the highest priority; it is far more important and urgent than
the decrease in the oil prices or negotiating power sharing arrange-
ments.
Mass demonstrations carry the risk of easily turning into armed

conflicts by way of provocateurs blending into the crowds. The people
of Yemen should never forget how the polarization in Tahrir and
Adawiya Squares of Egypt dragged Egypt into a process of conflict and
total destruction.
Mass demonstrations are defined as a legitimate right within the
laws in all democracies. Thusly both in Turkey and in Western coun-
tries, people have the right to hold meetings and demonstration

marches for certain causes without seeking prior permission as long as
said protests are kept peaceful and not turn into occasions for armed

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