Hunger-striking US activists demand end to Yemen blockade

Activists urge US President Joe Biden to end backing for Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, where millions are going hungry.

Iman Saleh has not eaten anything in 17 days. The 26-year-old Yemeni American and her younger sister, Muna, came to Washington, DC late last month from the US state of Michigan to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, where a war has raged for six years. Going on a hunger strike was a symbolic choice, Saleh told Al Jazeera, as millions of Yemenis are living under the threat of widespread famine amid the ongoing conflict.