Sentences with phrase «tactics against protesters»

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When she approached, she discovered that it was a protest against the Brazilian government's conservation tactics, which the protesters believed to be flawed.

The private security firm TigerSwan, known for its controversial military - style tactics against Dakota Access Pipeline protesters, is appealing the decision to deny its application for a license to operate in the state of Louisiana, where Energy Transfer Partners is building the Bayou Bridge Pipeline.

Repressive police tactics against the peaceful protesters only swelled their numbers and four weeks later the movement has spread across the globe with over 1000 demonstrations taking place on 15th October.

Whether or not disrupting the operation of airports is a justified tactic in the fight against climate change, or a dangerous distraction from the debate, protesters will be livid at the prospect of paying into the coffers of Ryanair — an airline whose owner Michael O'Leary has repeatedly sought to ridicule environmental concerns.

Though police continued to use aggressive tactics against demonstrators elsewhere, they pulled out of Taksim Square and Gezi Park on Saturday afternoon, leaving the area to fill with jubilant protesters.