The phrase "a protest held" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to an event where people gather to express their opinions or demands, typically in a public setting.
Example: "A protest held in the city center attracted thousands of participants advocating for climate change action."
Alternatives: "a demonstration organized" or "a rally conducted".
There is something so powerful about hearing those words in the context of a protest held practically on the front lawn of the White House, with the protesters cheering, that transcends the normal chatter and beltway debate.
#DesendeudadasNosQueremos was a protest held front of Argentina's Central Bank in June 2017, organized by the collective NiUnaMenos.
An estimated 600 residents, myself included, turned out at a protest held across the road from the church.
The photograph was taken at a protest held against the NRA convention in Denver, 10 days after the Columbine school shooting, which killed my son Daniel.
The ride was planned to support the group of men and women facing charges in connection with a protest held on May 6 of last year that ended in violence.
In addition to the current case, Mr. Merabishvili faces three others, including charges of ordering excessive force in the dispersal of a protest held in May 2011 when he was interior minister.
About a dozen Alexandra residents staged a protest, holding up handwritten, cardboard placards.
Kieran said Aitken was particularly fond of a photograph of himself at a protest holding a sign that read "The System Stinks". "He believed in getting out there, holding signs, getting in the way.
The protest, on a wide avenue named after leading Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov, dwarfed a similar protest held two weeks ago.
I was one of the demonstrators at a PPP protest held in front of the Parliament House in Islamabad.
Within two days there was a boisterous protest held in the Long Island City neighborhood where the headquarters was planned.
