protest
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Delhi Police said on Monday it had removed the site from the list of designated protest venues.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Human Rights Watch said Wednesday the Indian government must uphold the right of citizens to protest peacefully.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
The CJP had called for a protest at Jantar Mantar on Saturday, but authorities imposed extensive security restrictions across the capital to prevent demonstrators from reaching the site.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The incident pushed Cohen to join a growing protest movement of secular residents, who say the expanding ultra-Orthodox population is reshaping the character of their hometown.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
In one photo, a Black woman is holding a protest sign above her head with a determined look on her face.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
He took part in the student protests that rocked French universities in 1968.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Gandhi said on Wednesday that "all protests are one".
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
On Cornell’s campus in Ithaca, N.Y., activists vandalized a building and hundreds of students demanded more transparency in a series of protests and town-halls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
She vowed to continue the protests as long as necessary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
“That’s ridiculous,” I said, but my complaint was drowned out by the growing protests of the caravan.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
A police officer told AFP that police fired shots into the air to disperse a crowd in Bara, a town in the province's western Khyber district, and five people were detained as dozens protested there.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Student groups and opposition parties have also protested in the capital over the past few days.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
As Cunningham protested the call, Wilson walked over to a Fever fan who had been standing in front of his seat in the second row behind the basket and pointing in Wilson’s direction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Gertsle came with his wife and three children from a city inside Israel, but grew up in a settlement of the northern West Bank and had protested the closing of Ganim as a teenager.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
“But, Mama,” Oliver protested, pointing the tip of his sword at the blue T-shirt poking out the top of the bag.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
Eileen Coyne, a Jackson supporter who was also out protesting, agreed.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
He provided real-time updates to a Los Angeles-based Chinese consular official and sent photographs of individuals protesting both in support of and in opposition to Tsai, the Justice Department said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Many French unions have given their support to the protesting students.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The 37-year-old was protesting on Tuesday to "demand our rights" and to have a wage raise "just like other public-sector employees whose salaries were increased".
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
All during this dreadful life of deception I had been protesting.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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