protester

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He was a high-profile democracy protester in 2019 and 2020, who escaped after being arrested in Hong Kong.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Another protester, Denis MacDermot, 73, from Edinburgh, said he had been arrested before and had no hesitation about turning out again.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

And in a surreal scene, Sheehy joined Capitol Police to help forcibly eject a protester who was disrupting an Armed Services Committee hearing.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2026

Supporters say Balen was echoing public anger over the protester deaths, not instigating it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

National Guardsmen, called out by the governor to quell demonstrations, surround a Vietnam War protester during the People's Park Riot in Berkeley, California, 1969.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge