Three Yemeni ambassadors — to the United Nations, Syria and Lebanon — resigned to protest a government crackdown on protesters there.
The government crackdown on protesters began almost immediately afterward.
So why the crackdown on protesters, all the example-making?
Scores more people died in the Syrian government's crackdown on protesters.
Meanwhile, the government's crackdown on protesters continued, with at least 17 people killed Sunday, activists said.
And although memories of the police crackdown on protesters were still fresh, Sunday's event was peaceful.
Sunday's violence, though relatively minor, revived memories of a brutal police crackdown on protesters in 2007.
This column was published three days after the crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989.
The Chinese crackdown on protesters resulted in the reported deaths of a hundred people.
He explained how the crackdown on protesters in his home region affected him.
In a message posted on the embassy's Facebook page on Sunday, Mr. Ford condemned the crackdown on protesters.
