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Security forces attacked peaceful protesters, jailed opposition leaders, sent thousands of their supporters to gruesome detention camps, and accused independent journalists of treason – a crime punishable by death.
When demonstrations erupted in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, ultimately leading to the demise of three old and weary dictatorships, no one knew which forces, institutions, and procedures would emerge from the protesters’ demand for democracy.
Indeed, the US decision to side overtly with protesters in Hama spelled the end of any influence over the Alawites, the tribe on which Assad’s regime is based, effectively marginalizing the US.
When Rouhani returned to Iran, conservative protesters hurled eggs and shoes at him.
Worldwide broadcasts of the beating and killing of protesters have undermined the regime’s religious credentials.
Armed with banners and placards and a permit to demonstrate, street protesters, having learned that their homes were to be razed for redevelopment, agitated for and eventually secured substantially more compensation than the local government initially offered.
Generally, provided that protesters seek mediation and redress for their economic rights and do not attempt to encroach on the CCP’s authority, Chinese residents can advocate for their interests.
The protesters of “Occupy Albany” issued a powerful consensus statement recently, which reads in part:“The interests of those who purchase influence are rewarded at the expense of the People, from whom the government’s just power is derived.
The humanitarian community joined the regime-change chorus when Assad responded to Arab Spring protesters’ demand for political liberalization by unleashing the army and paramilitaries.
LONDON – Protesters in the United Kingdom are sounding the alarm over a perceived resurgence of anti-Semitism in politics.
With digital technology giving local protesters access to political networks and a broad international audience, governments have come under growing pressure to accede to demonstrators’ demands.
In it, the hospital’s public-relations department described the protesters as advocates of “an extreme position on the issues related to intersex individuals.”
Outside the hospital in Chicago in October, protesters held placards with messages such as “Educate, Don’t Operate” and “Our ‘extreme’ position: first do no harm.”
When we look back at this issue in the future, it will be clear who – the surgeons or the protesters outside the hospital – was standing on the right side.
The Pentagon ran a military base there until 2005, when Uzbekistan’s regime massacred a crowd of peaceful protesters, presenting the US government with a dilemma: look the other way and keep the base, or speak up and be kicked out.
Meanwhile, protesters across Europe have called for a clampdown on Uber’s ride-sharing service and restrictions on Airbnb’s apartment-sharing service, and the French Senate is considering “search neutrality” obligations.
But protesters in Cairo, Tunis, and Sana want much more.
The unforgettable scene of camel- and horse-riding Mubarak supporters beating tech-savvy Egyptian protesters signals that the old order will not yield without a fight.
If a sufficient number of Arabs reached that threshold at the right time, the long-docile Arab street would explode in anger, with each group of new protesters encouraging more to join in, giving people elsewhere in the Arab world the courage to initiate protests of their own.
For tens of thousands of student protesters, many with their parents in tow, the potential death of an honest education was too much to bear.
The protesters, led by a 15-year-old student, now a folk hero, have retreated, but that, too, is a tactical decision.
The main question is whether the growing number of women in politics will deliver the different perspectives and modes of leadership that many voters (or protesters) now seem to crave.
But the scale of the protests, together with the West’s support for the protesters, compelled Putin to refrain from intervening directly.
Brazil’s highly organized anti-World Cup protesters want to divert some of the vast sums spent on the tournament into social programs.
Putin responded to those he considers political enemies by arresting and jailing protesters, including the all-girl rock band Pussy Riot, following “show trials” (with the Olympics approaching, there have been recent “show pardons”).
The first, Tung Chee-hwa, faced a half-million protesters in 2003; in 2005, halfway through his second term, his ever-growing unpopularity drove him to resign.
This does not mean that the protesters should roll in their banners and go home.
That is no mean achievement, provided governments in Europe and elsewhere take up the challenge and cease to hide behind the protesters.
By giving Kenyans a platform to voice their dissent, the Nation – led by its journalists – helped protesters articulate the ideas, slogans, and catchphrases that animated their movements.
The protesters know that what they are demanding in the streets today – the maintenance of what they have – is totally unrealistic.
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