China's leaders had almost two years to shape up since their bloody crackdown in Tiananmen Square.

Further international sanctions were imposed amid the bloody crackdown on protesters in 2011.

Syria's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters has brought increased pressure from its former allies.

A bloody crackdown on anti-Saleh demonstrations since January has claimed hundreds of lives.

Neither bears the hallmarks of a bloody crackdown against a peaceful protest.

The protests ended on June 4 in a bloody crackdown by troops that left hundreds dead.

Six farmers died and dozens were injured in a bloody crackdown captured by a farmer's video camera.

The drive for respectability has a purpose: an end to sanctions imposed after the bloody crackdown.

China's bloody military crackdown on the demonstrations in June 1989 prompted commercial banks worldwide to freeze or cut lending to the country.

This month, government security forces tried to retake the city, in a bloody crackdown that continues.