We are still in the midst of the revolution, and great sacrifices have been made. I call on the international community to support democracy in our country, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights activist, Tawakkol Karman, said to Japan's public broadcaster (NHK).

The NHK noted that Tawakkol Karman in 2011 led demonstrations to topple former President Ali Abdullah Saleh after over three decades in power, and that she won the Nobel Peace Prize in the same year, with the expansion of pro-democracy protests throughout the Middle East.

In the online interview by the NHK, Karman added that Saudi Arabia and Iran have imposed guardianship over the political process in Yemen, emphasizing that their military involvement has contributed to the deterioration of the situation.

She also indicated that what Yemen needs today is not bombs, but rather rebuilding its economy.

With regard to the United States under the new administration and its supply of weapons to Saudi Arabia and other countries, the Nobel laureate hoped that the Joe Biden administration will fulfill its promise and work to end the civil war in Yemen, pointing out that human rights violations by all parties will have no a statute of limitations.

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