Sentences with phrase «spark protest»

Attacking a community with no or wrong facts at best will spark a protest.

The provocative 33 - year - old former editor of alt - right media website Breitbart News has turned railing against feminism, Islam, social justice and political correctness into a money - spinning show, sparking protests along the way.

President Donald Trump's decision will likely spark protests from and legal battles with environmentalists and other opponents of offshore drilling.

The Washington Post reported that President Hassan Rouhani's leak of a government budget proposal sparked the protests.

It comes after Pakistan blocked YouTube in 2012 when a video it deemed inflammatory sparked protests across the country and much of the Muslim world.

Ulbricht's sentencing has sparked protests from proponents of Internet freedom, Vice notes, including movie star Russell Brand, who argued that Ulbricht was merely achieving the «American Dream.»

Planned removal of a statue of Civil War General Robert E. Lee sparked protests by white supremacists, which in turn inspired counter protests.

Kinder Morgan's 1,000 - kilometre expansion project has become a national rallying cry for environmentalists, sparked protests from Indigenous communities, caused a trade war between two provinces and brought about the arrest of a federal party leader.

Starbucks Corp. and the city of Philadelphia Wednesday announced separate settlements with two black men whose arrest at a downtown Starbucks in April sparked protests and prompted an apology from the Seattle - based company.

Trump's executive order, which bans visa holders from the seven countries from entering the country for 90 days, bans refugees from entering the US for 120 days, and also establishes an indefinite ban on Syrian refugees, has sparked protests and chaos at JFK airport.

Two African - American men whose arrest at a Philadelphia Starbucks sparked protests over racial bias have reached agreements with the coffee store chain and the city, and have pledged to support a $ 200,000 effort to encourage young entrepreneurs.

The shooting sparked protests and a wave of retailers and corporations to limit sales and transactions relating to firearms.

The incident sparked protests and caused authorities to temporarily ban Uber from the city for six weeks.

The renewed talks sparked protest from the Trade Justice Network and other civil society organizations, calling these secret negotiations absurd and undemocratic.

As a new restaurant sparks protest, the corridor's small - business owners wonder: Will we survive rising afluence?

The speech sparks protests by Muslims around the world and causes the recall of the Moroccan envoy to the Vatican.

The video went viral, and drew international attention and sparked protests for weeks following Castile's death.

It's an especially relevant read in light of the recent killings of black men that have made news and sparked protests across the country.

In particular, the Nazis» April 1, 1933, boycott of Jewish businesses sparked protests from around the world.

The economic crisis has previously sparked protests in the country.

An off - duty LAPD officer fired his gun during an altercation with a 13 - year - old Latino boy and group of teens in Anaheim, California, allegedly because one of the teens walked on his lawn on their way home from school, sparking protests in the area community protested the case.

The video sparked protests worldwide, starting in Egypt and Libya, and then spreading to other countries.

Believe it or not, this week marks one month since the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, an event which sparked protests across the country and ignited some important conversations about race in America.

McCoy previously has been critical of Colin Kaepernick, who sparked the protests in the NFL when he took a knee during the national anthem to bring attention to systematic discrimination against black Americans by the police.

The deaths sparked protests in Bihar...

The inclusion of books in the ban sparked a protest campaign by the Howard League for Penal Reform and English PEN.

Though Mr. Donovan's inability to secure an indictment of a NYPD officer in the death of Eric Garner, a black man, sparked protests nationwide, the otherwise low - key prosecutor is popular on Staten Island.

A Manhattan federal judge said that she will decide whether Ravi Ragbir, the immigrants - rights activist who was detained last week — sparking a protest and nearly 20 arrests — should be brought back to New York from Miami while he fights deportation in court.

The exercise which took place on Saturday, however sparked protest by the traders, where two others lost their lives.

The two killings, on top of fatal police encounters elsewhere in the country, helped spark protests nationwide, calling for law enforcement officials to be held accountable for killing unarmed civilians.

The register, which was used for the conduct of the 2012 general elections sparked protest from some political parties and other stakeholders who demanded for a new register claiming the current one was fraught with foreign names among others.

The killing of a Ovye Amos in a road accident on Monday night had sparked a protest in the school.

Deaths at immigration detention centres often spark protests and riots at that centre and others.

They argue that the move may spark protests if unmanaged properly.

The exercise however sparked protest by the traders.

The executions sparked protests in Shia - dominated Iran, where the Saudi embassy was stormed.

In 2012, Rafael Flores sparked protests for arranging to bring then - Salvadoran Vice President, and now President, Salvador Sanchez Cerén to Long Island.

The strategy sparked protests from firefighters, neighborhood groups and several city councilors.

And it sparked protests by Black Lives Matter, among other groups, calling for improved police - community relations.

The grand jury decision has received international media attention and sparked protests across New York City and the country.

The green light it got to explore the Arctic sparked protests in Seattle this week.

What sparked the protests was the difference in implementation dates of the stipend hikes.

The firings sparked protests and statements from scientific organizations, including the U.S. National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, calling on the government to respect freedom of speech.

The panel's recommendation to end the astronomy division's support for Green Bank and VLBA has already sparked protests from Associated Universities Inc. and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, which are responsible for operating those facilities.

Cellphone videos of the incident soon went viral, sparking protests and demonstrations.

Now, with sexual assault sparking protests in the military, on college campuses and more recently among the gaming community, Lifetime on Saturday premieres a film version of «Big Driver.»

I had a brief vision of whatever I said sparking protests from across the political spectrum.

Similar tests have sparked protests in Oregon, New Mexico and New York, among other places.

The plan sparked protest.

While closing a school often sparks protests, and sometimes even legal action, a new study finds that school closures that took place in New York City between 2000 and 2014 benefited students.