Sentences with phrase «stopped by campaigners»
I get daily phone calls and get stopped by campaigners at Farmer's Markets and at street fairs, asking me about my political leanings and concerns.
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MPs will be lobbied tomorrow (Wednesday 22 February) by campaigners who want to stop the closure of all 39 regional offices of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.
BHA Faith Schools Campaigner Richy Thompson commented, «It is vitally important that Free School proposals can be properly scrutinised by the public, and this is extremely difficult when we don't know who they are until they are backed by the Government to open — by which point, it is often too late to stop them.
Stop tickling slow lorises, campaigners urge A new campaign video «Tickling is Torture» has been launched by the charity International
Wishing there were more stories Stop tickling slow lorises, campaigners urge A new campaign video «Tickling is Torture» has been launched by the charity International
Still, the decision to stop serving shark fin soup at official functions was welcomed by environmental campaigners.
By divesting their assets from fossil fuels, they are reducing the ability for big oil, coal and gas companies to develop new extraction projects, while citizens worldwide are rising to stop these projects in their communities,» said Yossi Cadan, Global Divestment Senior Campaigner at 350.org.
The environmental campaigners said two climbers also attempted to abseil down from a small roof above the podium, with one stopped by security while the other unveiled a banner to boos from the crowd.
Scenes of «panic policing» were unanimously condemned by the House of Lords in Laporte, a test case against the Gloucestershire police brought after campaigners travelling to a demonstration were locked into their coaches by police and forcibly escorted away from the protest, without toilet stops, causing what Lord Bingham described as «acute physical discomfort and embarrassment.»
«Killer robots must be stopped, say campaigners» by Tracy McVeigh, The Observer, 23 Feb. 2013.
An Austrian privacy campaigner seeking to stop Facebook from transferring personal data out of the EU has been dealt a partial setback by one of Europe's top law officers.