blamed a recent gang rape on
a woman's choice of clothing. Viv Marsh reports.
About 50 women wearing miniskirts, tank tops and tight leggings gathered in the centre of Jakarta. They carried placards reading "My miniskirt, my right" and "Don't tell us how to dress, tell them not to rape". They were furious about comments last Friday by the Jakarta city governor suggesting that women who wore tight or revealing clothing were to blame for an increase in the number of rapes on public transport. The governor quickly apologised, but his comments were publicised widely.
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The security forces in the Yemeni capital Sanaa have opened fire with machine guns on tens of thousands of anti-government protesters, killing at least 25 people and injuring hundreds more. Witnesses said the police even used anti-aircraft weapons against the demonstrators who were moving towards the presidential palace. Jon Leyne reports.
也门首都萨那安全力量用机枪向数万名反政府抗议者开火,造成至少25人死亡,数百人受伤。目击者表示,警方甚至对向总统府前进的示威者使用了防空武器。Jon Leyne报道。
The new upsurge in violence happened as the Yemeni opposition stepped up protests, calling on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to hand over power. Witnesses said tens of thousands, or by some accounts more than 100,000 opposition supporters came out onto the streets of the capital and a number of other towns and cities. As a huge crowd surged towards the presidential palace, witnesses described how the security forces opened fire with machine guns and even anti-aircraft weapons.