civil disobedience

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Afterwards, Gandhi presided over waves of civil disobedience protests, encouraging supporters of the Indian National Congress to manufacture contraband salt, boycott foreign goods, and face down phalanxes of lathi-wielding policemen.

From BBC

They point out Xi faced his own protests at the end of last year, in a rare show of civil disobedience over COVID-19 restrictions.

From Reuters

Frustration drove one father to do a long hunger strike outside parliament and other climate activists to launch civil disobedience campaigns.

From Reuters

Myanmar’s economy has been in shambles due to civil disobedience, mismanagement by the military and economic sanctions imposed by Western nations as a consequence of the army’s seizure of power and human rights abuses.

From Seattle Times

“We are not looking at the civil disobedience way,” he said.

From New York Times