Sentences with phrase «backed street protests»

Rising prices have sparked opposition - backed street protests and left the government little elbowroom to push through financial reforms such as easing fuel price controls.

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YEREVAN, Armenia — After weeks of raucous protests, the streets of the Armenian capital suddenly calmed Thursday and the ruling party confirmed it would back an opposition leader to become prime minister next week.
Americans spilled into the streets Saturday for a new day of protests against Trump, even as he appeared to back away from the fiery rhetoric that propelled him to the White House.
This was one of those days to jump in the car and scurry back to Downing Street, leaving the opposition wailing in protest.
She's been the target of street protests from union - backed community groups like ACORN and from politicians representing the very same low - income parents who overwhelmingly apply for seats in her network of 46 charter schools.
The opening sets us firmly in the Thatcher era, with college student Mark Renton joining a union protest, thinking he'll score some street cred; in the bloody melee that follows, he acquires both a cynical eye and a nagging back complaint.
Remember back in February when we told you about the 8th Circuit decision reinstating a lawsuit brought by a group of people who dressed up as zombies and wandered the streets of Minneapolis to protest against «mindless consumerism,» and were arrested for their trouble?
In October, CCLA joined with nine other domestic civil liberties and human rights organizations from around the world to release a report, «Take back the streets»: Repression and criminalization of protest around the world.
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