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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instanceOf crackdown on protesters
event
massacre
alsoKnownAs Jumaat al-Karama
linked to: Yawm al-Jumu'ah

Karama Massacre
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
Arab Spring
Yemeni Revolution
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
tookPlaceIn Sana'a
linked to: Sanaʽa

Yemen
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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Friday of Dignity massacre alsoKnownAs Friday of Dignity
Juma'at al-Karama massacre meaningOfName Friday of Dignity