Sentences with phrase «protest against a nation»

That Thoreau was a humbug who is only kept in print by his capacity to capture the passing fancies of impressionable adolescents is neither here nor there to the editors of the Times, who apparently feel entitled to indulge their own impulse to throw an adolescent snit in protest against a nation that appreciates them insufficiently.

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Martin Louie, a First Nations leader from Nadieh, B.C., speaks to first nation protesters and their supporters as they gather outside the Enbridge AGM during their continuing protest against proposed oil pipelines in Canada's west coast, on Wednesday May 9, 2012.

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.

An unprecedented, simultaneous rally across U.S. airports last week protesting Trump's order banning travel from seven Muslim - majority nations sparked an online campaign against Uber with the hashtag #deleteUber.

As well as creating a full - blown cryptocurrency economy inside the app, it would also insulate it against the attacks and accusations of nation - states such as Iran, where it now accounts for 40 % of Iran's internet traffic but was temporarily blocked amongst nationwide protests against the government.

Huffington Post: At United Nations, Organization Of Islamic Cooperation Calls For Ban On Insulting Prophet Muhammad As anti-American protests continue in Islamic nations against a U.S. - made film that mocks the Muslim prophet, the leader of the world's largest Islamic organization met with United Nations leaders this week to condemn violence over the film and call for a ban on insulting the Prophet MuNations, Organization Of Islamic Cooperation Calls For Ban On Insulting Prophet Muhammad As anti-American protests continue in Islamic nations against a U.S. - made film that mocks the Muslim prophet, the leader of the world's largest Islamic organization met with United Nations leaders this week to condemn violence over the film and call for a ban on insulting the Prophet Munations against a U.S. - made film that mocks the Muslim prophet, the leader of the world's largest Islamic organization met with United Nations leaders this week to condemn violence over the film and call for a ban on insulting the Prophet MuNations leaders this week to condemn violence over the film and call for a ban on insulting the Prophet Muhammad.

Domestically and internationally, Ahmadinejad is regarded by not a few as a capricious dictator whose presidency has included serious human rights violations, routine defiance of the United Nations, development of capabilities for nuclear weapons, and massive student protests against his government.

From the Jewish point of view, the church's claim is one more example of the nations» protest against the election of the stock of Abraham, which Israel must repudiate as a rebellion against God's word.

I do not deny that there are revolts against it, on the part of individuals and even of nations; but these spasmodic movements of protest are painfully crushed by the tightening of the vice almost as soon as they appear.

He wrote his most famous book, The Naked Public Square» his 1984 argument against the attempt to secularize every part of shared life» because he thought the nation was in danger of losing the religious dynamism that had fueled everything from Abraham Lincoln's speeches to Martin Luther King's protests.

The Seven Bishops who faced trial for their protest against James II's unconstitutional Declaration of Indulgence in 1688 became for a moment the voice of the nation.

Ghana Premier League side Medeama have filed an official protest against Elmina Sharks demanding maximum points and three goals after irate home fans physically attacked referee Nuhu Liman Yakubu during a Premier League game on Wednesday, in a shocking episode which has shocked the nation, GHANAsoccernet.com can confirm.

Ghanaians are growing fatigued shouting themselves hoarse in protest against nepotism, a clear form of corruption under this administration which has been elevated to statecraft, Ghanaians are appalled that the reinforcement of financial corruption by the Akufo - Addo government might soon lead to the demise of this Nation if the celestial does not intervene.

Students across the nation protested against gun violence marking National Walk Out Day.

1976 - Montreal Boycott by African nations to protest against a recent tour of apartheid - run South Africa by a New Zealand rugby side.

Kenneth Thompson, the Brooklyn district attorney, solemnly unveiled a six - count indictment this afternoon against the NYPD officer who shot and killed Akai Gurley, striving to show the public his office was not pressured by the police protests that have roiled the city and nation over the last year.

This Wednesday some students» nation - wide and right here in Western New York are planning to protest against gun violence.

The conference discussion comes as Democratic activists around the nation ramp up protests against Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare... Last weekend, conservative Rep. Tom McClintock (R - Calif.)

Remember that Nnamdi Kanu, who led a protest at the Nigeria House in London against Boko Haram insurgency and in support of Nigeria's unity, under the Jonathan Administration, has suddenly metamorphosed into an IPOB monster who will rather set the nation ablaze.»

Syracuse, NY — A group of Oneida Nation members, and other Native Americans working at Oneida Nation Enterprises, left for New York City early this morning to join a protest against NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

But in the wake of the international boycott by scientists protesting against apartheid, it is hardly surprising that the country now lags far behind other sophisticated nations.

They excluded the DHS bill, which includes funding for the nation's immigration and border security programs, in protest against White House moves to make it easier for some undocumented immigrants to remain in the United States without fear of deportation.

Activists of The All - India Democratic Women's Association protest Dec. 14 in Hyderabad, India, in front of the Reserve Bank of India, the nation's central banker, against microfinance institutions.

Strength, however, is the perfect word to describe the stunning images of Evgeny Afineevsky's Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom, assembled almost entirely of blood - in - eye footage from the trenches of the massive Maidan protests against then - president Viktor Yanukovych and his government allies, who worked against the nation's EU agreement.

In this collection of videos, see how students - turned - activists from around the nation protested against gun violence.

Even though United Nations (UN) independent expert on foreign debt and human rights, Cephas Lumina had warned that the introduction of a second austerity package could constitute a serious violation against the Greeks» human rights, this did not stop the government from going forward (OHCHR, 2011) A massive wave of protests and riots full of anger and desperation erupted within the country condemning Papandreou's policies and the austerity measures.

Although the AFT has scheduled a «labor action» during the convention (Sunday afternoon), instead of protesting against the Chicago attack on the teachers in six schools (and a few others not as complete or dramatic), the nation's teacher union will be protesting at a hospital (St. Joseph's) on the lakefront in support of the nurses and other hospital staff trying to organize medical workers at Resurrection hospitals in Chicago.

New mortgages were up 26 % in the resurgent Maryland city located an hour outside the nation's capital, which continues to bounce back from years of high unemployment and last year's much publicized protests against police brutality.

Update January 12, 2017 It has been a scary week for the Mexican economy, protests across the nation and the peso setting record lows falling to 22:1 against the dollar.

Stating categorically that a decision by Obama to approve the pipeline would be against the interest of the nation and the planet, they say: «We hope those so inclined will join protests scheduled for August.»

The current economic system against which the «occupation» protest across the industrialised world are directed, both creates and depends on unsustainable consumption, and has driven income and asset inequality within and between nations.

: the protest by U.S. First Nations people against oil pipelines in North Dakota and two new studies on some expected effects of climate change.

I believe European nations would be well advised to protest against it, and to protest loudly.

Six persons were killed and dozens injured as Dalit protests during a day - long nation - wide shutdown on Monday turned violent in India amid anger against a Supreme Court order that dilutes a law aimed at preventing atrocities against Dalits and Tribes.

Nine people were killed on Monday as violent protests erupted across nine states during a nation - wide bandh called by several Dalit organisations against a Supreme Court ruling which has allegedly diluted the SC / ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

As well as creating a full - blown cryptocurrency economy inside the app, it would also insulate it against the attacks and accusations of nation - states such as Iran, where it now accounts for 40 % of Iran's internet traffic but was temporarily blocked amongst nationwide protests against the government.

This set off a cascade of events, from EFF's newest lawsuit against the NSA to protests in the streets to a United Nations resolution to Congressional bills both promising and terrifying.