protest

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Another six sites - including a proposal in Cheshire that led to protests outside council meetings - have been deprioritised from the scheme.

From BBC

People fed up with rolling blackouts have staged sporadic protests in recent days, banging pots and shouting slogans against the government, rare demonstrations in a country known for repressing dissent.

From Los Angeles Times

The outages, as well as regular shortages of food, medicine and other basics, are fueling public frustration with people banging pots at night as a form of protest.

From Barron's

On Sunday evening, Jewish settlers were blocking roads in protest in the occupied West Bank.

From BBC

Laxmi Ghimire, another activist at Sunday's protest, said "promoting a motto of good governance will not make the country and its people feel it".

From Barron's