A group of Yemeni artists on Wednesday (March 15th) painted murals on the wall of Sanaa University in a visual protest against three years of war, AFP reported.
The open-air exhibition and workshop was organised by an artists' collective led by Mourad Soubaye, in defiance of the Houthis (Ansarallah) who control the capital.
"This is a day for peace, against violence, war and the current situation," Soubaye said.
It followed another rare demonstration, a three-day women's sit-in protest against the war .
The artists wrote a leaflet addressed to Sanaa residents, saying they did not take a position in the conflict.
"While war divides, art unites beyond borders and barriers," they wrote.
They called their open day "an opportunity for people to express their hope for peace and their rejection of violence".
"All we want is to get out of the crisis," Soubaye said.
The war has pushed Yemen to the brink of famine. The fighting has left at least 7,400 people dead and wounded 40,000, according to the UN.
