Sanaa University students pass through Change Square every day, heading to lecture halls or back home, or to grab a tea in one of the cafés that line the square. They walk quietly, or chatter aimlessly in groups; nobody seems to be thinking about political action or protesting or raising their voice against the authorities any more.
Even the politically minded probably know there’s no point in political action because 12 years ago, in February 2011, thousands of youth filled the square and the streets of the Yemeni capital in unstoppable mass protests that spread like wildfire in many cities, calling for the end of the 33-year rule of Ali Abdullah Saleh. And that has not ended well.
