Sentences with phrase «peaceful people protesting»

Earlier this week, Ontario Ombudsman André Marin released his report into the use of a secret regulation that gave police what he called «extravagant» and «likely illegal» powers to crack down on peaceful people protesting last summer's G20 summit in Toronto or to arrest uninvolved, simply curious citizens caught in the vicinity of the security fence around the summit location.

Not exact matches

Underlining that point, 300 people held a peaceful anti-austerity protest in central Athens late Thursday.

Andrea Williams, CEO of Christian Concern, a group which has been supporting the film, told Premier about the protest: «It was [peaceful], as we said it would be because we're peaceful people.

But while they call for armed uprising and violence if they don't get their «christian» way, we the people fight back with respectful disagreement... By offering tolerance, discourse, consideration, peaceful protest.

Thirty thousand people filled the streets of Cape Town, and peaceful protests broke out all over the country.

I can see no reason why any other person let alone an Arsenal fan would object to peaceful protest to end this farce.

And if the protest is completely peaceful or peoples» lives are not disrupted in any way then they will just completely ignore it.

This is equally following the killing of eight members of the the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB in Aba by the military during their peaceful protest over the continued detention of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu on Monday,

While urging security agencies to respect the people's rights with regards to the on - going pro-Biafra protest, Metuh observed that the right to peaceful protest was protected under democracy and stressed that instead of flexing muscles with innocent and un-armed protesters, security agents should move to the Sambisa forest and battle the Boko Haram sect.

On an issue as important as going to war, people expected their voices to be heard in the only way they knew to express it, which is peaceful protest.

In answer to the question of whether «peaceful civil disobedience (such as people staging sit - ins or occupying shops)... was an acceptable or unacceptable way of protesting,» 73 % of people said it was acceptable and only 22 % said it was unacceptable.

«Over the past several days, the people of New York have provided an example to the world on how to protest, march and express themselves in a peaceful and respectful manner,» Mr. de Blasio said in a statement.

Black Lives Matter protests have not all been peaceful; more than 70 people were arrested in Rochester at a rally a little more than a week ago.

«While I share the disappointment and sadness felt by millions of people across America in the decision made by the grand jury in St. Louis County not to indict Officer Darren Wilson, I hope we can honor the memory of Michel Brown through peaceful protests and peaceful dialogue, instead of anger and violence,» said Congressman Charles Rangel.

In a joint statement, state education department Commissioner MaryEllen Elia and Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa said, «These young people, united in peaceful protest to demand action by our Congress on gun violence, are turning tragedy into a teachable moment for our federal lawmakers.»

But hey, let's let a group of excited young college students set cars alight after a game, that's A-Okay, but peaceful protesting of unarmed police killings where a COUPLE bad people take the opportunity to loot... well, it's a goddamn riot.

Armed with documentation of facts, Bailing Out Benji teams organize peaceful protests of area puppy stores to educate people about the mill connections and to encourage people to be knowledgeable consumers.

Soon after, she began organizing peaceful weekend protests outside the store as a way to educate people in the community about puppy mills and encourage adoption.

Whether participating in peaceful protests or holding their own in violent confrontations, women never shied from putting their lives on the line to support the people.

While the protest remained peaceful, much of the «People's Climate March» appeared to be made up of fringe elements of the political left.

In Melendugno this spring, hundreds of people held daily peaceful protests to stop ancient olive groves being uprooted to make way for the pipeline.

His relentless work organizing peaceful protests against illegal logging in the Sierra Madre Mountains helped protect the forests, lands and rights of his people.

The peaceful protest of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is entering its fifth day, and over 200 people have now been arrested outside the White House in Washington D.C..

Greenpeace will be on hand standing with Coast Salish leaders and hundreds of others during the coming days to help train people who want to take bold action to protect the water, protect the land and exercise their right to peaceful protest,» said Mike Hudema, Climate and Energy Campaigner for Greenpeace Canada.

As a person dedicated to social justice throughout my life, I had no choice but to fight Kinder Morgan's attempt to stop peaceful protests.

While we see more legislation criminalising peaceful protest, repressive legislation for asylum seekers, and with Courts busier than ever before in family and care proceedings, more and more people will face these issues without legal representation.

But all it takes is one person with bad judgement to turn a peaceful protest into a destructive scene, so you're better off being protected.

The International Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1966, to coincide with the date in 1960 when police killed 69 people in Sharpeville, South Africa at a peaceful protest against apartheid laws.