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

Veteran protester Bert Voorhees, 70, says democracy is on the line and it’s time to march.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 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

Dr. King made it clear that any protester confronted with violence by police or the Klan was to respond with nonviolence.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry