Yemen Puts Three Party Leaders on Trial

It was just yesterday that we quoted a member of Yemen's Socialist Party at the 19th annual Arab National Congress confab in Sana'a. The key gem from Yassin No'man: "Why is the ANC not talking about the many political detainees -- some of whom are conference members -- locked up in Arab jails?"

And just like that, Yemen's Socialist Party leaders are locked up "in Arab jails" and facing even more time there:

Hassan Baoum, a member of the YSP's political bureau, central committee member Yehya Ghaleb al-Shuaibi and activist Ali Haitham al-Ghareeb were charged by the prosecution with inciting protests which led to deadly clashes with police in March and April.

The prosecution asked the court, which handles cases related to state security, to impose the maximum sentence on the three, which could mean up to 10 years imprisonment.

Things are heating up all over Yemen.