Friday of Dignity
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Friday of Dignity is the name given to a deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters in Sana'a, Yemen, on March 18, 2011, during the Arab Spring uprising.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crackdown on protesters
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event ⓘ massacre ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jumaat al-Karama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karama Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | day of martyrdom in Yemen ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | March 18 each year ⓘ |
| context | protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh ⓘ |
| country | Yemen ⓘ |
| date | 2011-03-18 ⓘ |
| dayOfWeek | Friday ⓘ |
| hasCause | attempt to suppress anti-government sit-in ⓘ |
| hasType |
human rights abuse
ⓘ
political repression ⓘ |
| immediateEffect |
strengthening of protester resolve
ⓘ
widening of anti-Saleh coalition ⓘ |
| ledTo | increased calls for Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down ⓘ |
| locationDetail | near the main protest camp in Sana'a ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleInjured | over 200 ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleKilled |
approximately 52
ⓘ
over 45 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Yemeni opposition groups
ⓘ
international human rights organizations ⓘ |
| partOf |
2011 Yemeni uprising
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arab Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemeni Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
pro-government gunmen
ⓘ
snipers ⓘ |
| perpetratorAlleged | forces loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
human rights violations in Yemen
ⓘ
state violence against protesters ⓘ |
| result |
loss of regime legitimacy in eyes of many Yemenis
ⓘ
radicalization of Yemeni protest movement ⓘ |
| target | anti-government protesters ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAt | Change Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Sana'a
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggered |
defections from Yemeni government
ⓘ
domestic and international condemnation ⓘ resignations of Yemeni officials ⓘ |
| victimGroup | largely peaceful demonstrators ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
live ammunition
ⓘ
sniper fire ⓘ |
| year | 2011 ⓘ |
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