One of the first things Isaac and I did together was to look at the students spread across the lawn in a state of constant protest and divide them into two camps: the real revolutionaries and the campus frauds.
At the Occupy Wall Street demonstration in Zuccotti Park, you'll find all of the essentials of a state-of-the-art protest: drum circles, cheeky and plaintive handwritten signs, and, next to a thrumming generator, a hub of social media activity, including live streaming of the proceedings.
And the President introduced a state of emergency, banning all protests and strikes.
The US city of Baltimore has declared a state of emergency amid violent protests linked to the death of a black man fatally injured in police custody.
The US city of Baltimore has declared a state of emergency amid violent protests over the death of a black man fatally injured in police custody.
The basis of social justice therefore has to be a state of permanent awareness, resistance and protest.
AFTER several years of political slumber and mild depression, Moscow has suddenly woken up in a state of commotion and excitement, simmering with protests, counter-protests, political debates and revolutionary ideas.
State's attorney Marilyn Mosby announced charges on 1 May 2015 as the city was in the midst of a week of protests and a state of emergency and days after skirmishes between police and students erupted in fire and looting.
Burundi is in a state of confused unrest after weeks of protests have prompted an attempted coup and fierce power struggle on the streets of the capital, over efforts by the president, Pierre Nkurunziza, to stand for a third term.
On Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, who is in charge of security for the government, said a state of emergency declared during the protests would remain because of a continuing threat of disturbances.
