Sentences with phrase «mass protests against»

Raissnia, an Iranian - American artist, grew up in Tehran during the 1978 - 79 revolution and accompanied her amateur photographer father in documenting the mass protests against the Shah in the city's center.

Mr. Cuomo, reacting to the mass protests against police brutality that have convulsed the country since grand juries failed to indict police officers in the deaths of black men in Staten Island and Ferguson, Mo., argued that «today, sadly, too many people are questioning if the blindfold is still intact or does the justice system now see black and white or black and blue or rich and poor.»

The rise in mass protests against dictators, mining companies and western media suggests they might.

In the second half of the century courageous mass protests against communism, apartheid and the Shah in Iran were often met with bullets, while students and anti-war protestors mobilized large crowds in the US and Europe.

All fans with season tickets will surely be forgiven if you somehow coordinate a mass protest against the Dictator regime that holds this once wonderful club.

The Labour MP resigned as shadow chief secretary to the Treasury last month as part of a mass protest against Mr Corbyn's leadership.

A very significant event — a peaceful mass protest against the misgovernance and mindless plunder of Imo State by Mr. Rochas Okorocha — took place in Owerri exactly...

Before 15 November: Calder designs a button for the mass protest against the Vietnam War in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam.

Not exact matches

In the last month, there have been mass street protests, and a global network of nongovernmental organizations, the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, has joined the call for Mr. Najib's resignation.

Despite failure on the pitch and mass protests off it against perceived government corruption and vast overspend, Brazil is undergoing a period of transformation.

Update January 28th, 7:34 PM ET: The mass protest at JFK airport against Trump's Muslim ban has apparently led police to restrict access to the AirTrain.

Apparently, yesterday's mass Internet protests (from the likes of Google, Wikipedia and Reddit) must have had an effect: Many of the Senators who previously supported the controversial Stop Internet Piracy and Protect IP Acts — including some previous co-sponsors of the bills — have now come out in opposition against the proposed laws...

In the recent home game against West Brom, there was supposed to be a mass exit in the 70th minute to protest against what the club is doing.

Martin Luther King advocated Ghandi's non-violent protest, but in 1963 he was jailed for leading mass demonstrations against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, which led to the city being dubbed «Bombingham» as attacks against civil rights protesters increased.

BRUSSELS (Reuters)- Marine Le Pen's far right National Front scored a stunning first victory in European Parliament elections in France on Sunday as critics of the European Union registered a continent - wide protest vote against austerity and mass unemployment.

The Metropolitan police's track record on dealing with pre-emptive moves against potential mass protests is not encouraging.

In the overall scheme of things these pre-arranged little protests aimed at getting media coverage are not too effective and the e-mail blasts sent out by every special interest group to protest changes to their little corners of the budget pie and protect the paychecks of those who are writing them don't quite stack up against the masses that are overwhelming supporting the new Governor and the change he is attempting to bring to the state.

Economic activities in Kaduna metropolis have been grounded following a mass protest by commercial drivers against what they described as stringent conditions and unfriendly behaviours meted...

The human rights group also charged Nigerians on the need to form a united front and troop out en masses to protest against the hash economy and huge corruption allegedly perpetrated by the members of the National Assembly, saying there can be no better time for Nigerians to return to the street than now.

On 11 April 2002, during mass protests in Caracas against the Bolivarian government, [215] twenty people were killed, and over 110 were wounded.

On that same day, the first of the mass protests began against Walker's agenda, drawing thousands of people to the Capitol for weeks.

Mr Panahi has been banned from travelling outside Iran since he was arrested for participating in «propaganda against the regime» in 2010 after supporting mass protests over the country's disputed 2009 election.

Panahi has been banned from traveling outside Iran since he was arrested for participating in «propaganda against the regime» in 2010 after supporting mass protests over the country's disputed 2009 election.

Over the course of the week of the DNC, our events and activities were covered multiple times in the media including in the Philadelphia Daily News and at philly.com (competing against many other potential stories, such as mass protests and political speeches occurring every day).

Update January 28th, 7:34 PM ET: The mass protest at JFK airport against Trump's Muslim ban has apparently led police to restrict access to the AirTrain.

The students joined the nationwide protest against gun violence to commemorate the 17 students and adults killed recently in the mass shooting at a Parkland, Fla., high school.