Word: protesters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sowing disunity. Satanic plans are under way by America and its agents," he declared. His outburst had been provoked by the disaffection of a fellow Shi'ite leader, Ayatullah Mahmoud Taleghani, who touched off a new round of violent clashes and demonstrations by withdrawing from politics as a protest against the mysterious arrests of two of his sons and a daughter-in-law by Islamic militiamen. By week's end the threat of escalation had grown so great that both men were prompted to back down. But, though the two Ayatullahs patched up their quarrel, the deep divisions...
...dockside area, Owen is surrounded by fishermen who protest the expansion of a public toilet on the quay because it will rob the loading area of space. Owen promises to look into it, knowing full well that he is not gaining much ground with the men, most of whom normally vote Conservative. Still, he professes confidence. "As the campaign goes on," he insists, "more people will distrust the Tory line. We are closing...
...while serving a 14-year sentence for "anti-Soviet propaganda and agitation" at Vladimir Prison near Moscow, Moroz went on a 20-week hunger strike to protest his confinement and poor living conditions at the prison...
Nearly 500 people gathered at Boston Common Saturday morning to protest the recent series of murders of young women committed in the Roxbury-Dorchester area since last January...
...predominantly female crowd gathered near the State House to protest the murders, news of the ninth murder was released and a hush fell over the assembly. Many women angrily changed the number of killings listed on their placards...