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A protest (also called a demonstration, remonstration, or remonstrance) is a public act of objection, disapproval or dissent against political advantage. [1] [2] Protests can be thought of as acts of cooperation in which numerous people cooperate by attending, and share the potential costs and risks of doing so. [3]
Demonstrations and protests are further regulated by the Federal Law of the Russian Federation No.54-FZ "On Meetings, Rallies, Demonstrations, Marches and Pickets". If the assembly in public is expected to involve more than one participant, its organisers are obliged to notify executive or local self-government authorities of the upcoming event ...
Paid protesters or professional protesters [a] are people who participate in public outrage or objection in exchange for payment. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The expression may be directed against individuals, organizations and governments or against protests against the government with the aim of breaking up or discrediting a protest.
A protest vote (also called a blank, null, spoiled, or "none of the above" vote) [1] is a vote cast in an election to demonstrate dissatisfaction with the choice of candidates or the current political system. [2] Protest voting takes a variety of forms and reflects numerous voter motivations, including political apathy. [3]
Protests resumed after lifting emergency law on 1 June, and several large rallies were staged by the opposition parties, including a march on 9 March 2012 attended by over 100,000. Smaller-scale protests and clashes outside of the capital have continued to occur almost daily. More than 80 people had died since the start of the uprising. [62]
Despite being a revered leader of the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was actually conflict avoidant, says biographer Jonathan Eig. In an interview published by NPR’s Book of ...
Dozens of protesters at the University of Texas were arrested Wednesday during a peaceful, pro-Palestinian protest hosted on the campus by the Palestine Solidarity Committee. "UT Austin does not ...
A protester locked on to heavy earthmoving equipment. A lock-on is a technique used by protesters to make it difficult to remove them from their place of protest. It often involves improvised or specially designed and constructed hardware, although a basic lock-on is the human chain which relies simply on hand grip.