The phrase "a small protest in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a minor demonstration or gathering in a specific location.
Example: "There was a small protest in the city center advocating for climate change awareness."
Alternatives: "a minor demonstration in" or "a little rally in".
"Hugo Chávez is complicit with Qaddafi's regime of tyranny," Mr. Arria said at a small protest in front of the Libyan Embassy.
Several journalists were injured, and one was beaten, while trying to report on a small protest in central Beijing on Sunday.
Thirty-two people who were arrested in a small protest in the capital on Wednesday said they would go on a hunger strike until their release.
Mr. Khatib was arrested Thursday, and Mr. Seif on Friday, after attending a small protest in the capital, Damascus, outside the Hassan Mosque that was quickly dispersed.
Videos and pictures posted on social media also showed that teargas was used at a small protest in the Imbaba district.
The next day, a Friday, I went out with one of my friends to join a small protest in the Hamidiyah Market in the Old City section of central Damascus.
Also on Tuesday, thousands of conservative activists supporting the beef and free-trade deals staged a smaller protest in Seoul.
Pegida started as a small protest group in October 2014 and grew to 30,000.
The death recalled the event that set off the recent uprising, when the heavy-handed eviction of a small protest camp in Tahrir Square galvanized public anger against the military's power grab.
The spontaneous street celebrations turned into a small protest march in the evening, calling for an amnesty for those detained after Monday's rioting.
The unprecedented wave of destruction has prompted a small protest today in front of the White House, as well as statements of outrage from archaeologists and museum curators around the world.
