Sentences with phrase «attacked by protestors»

They would cry out if an elected Aboriginal Nationalist politician was physically attacked by protestors outside Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

In the opinion of CADA, election threats come in different forms and may include intimidation, registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during voter registration exercise or targeting of election officials, intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates, intimidation of voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violence.

Not exact matches

The first wave of Field Scale Evaluations saw farms attacked by anti-GM protestors - most notably in July 1999, when 30 Greenpeace activists, led by Lord Peter Melchett, destroyed crops at a farm in Lyng, Norfolk.

De Blasio has been criticized by police union leaders for using the word «alleged» when discussing the attack on a police officer by protestors in a recent confrontation as well as speaking about the concern he has for his son Dante, who is biracial, in dealing with law enforcement.

It comes amid a feverish day in Westminster, after Rupert Murdoch's testimony to MPs was interrupted by an attack from a protestor.

The United Kingdom is stepping in to protect an ailing pharmaceutical research firm from attacks and intimidation by animal rights protestors.

My speech would have given protestors something useful to attack — or saved downtown by turning them catatonic.