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The phrase "activists were not allowed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that activists were prohibited from doing something or entering a certain place.
Example: "During the protest, activists were not allowed to gather near the government building."
Alternatives: "activists were prohibited" or "activists were forbidden".
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Activists were not allowed to inspect the Homan Square facility, although a local politician, Cook County commissioner Richard Boykin, will do so on Monday.
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In Bustan Qasir, an opposition-held neighborhood in the heart of Aleppo that abuts government territory, journalists and media activists are not allowed to take photographs or video before they are vetted by rebel commanders.
He alleged that the Mexican activist was not allowed to sleep or change out of his bloodied clothes and was shown police photos of protest marches in an attempt to confuse his memory: "It's tantamount to torture".
– Julie Le BActivistsE France.
Activists whose aim is to ban or change Black Pete were not allowed to make themselves heard during the parade.
Those allowed inside, including some journalists, were not allowed to bring mobile phones, but accounts filtered out via activists and social media in addition to the official reports.
Visitors were not allowed.
Rakhmon, who has ruled the central Asian country for more than two decades, faced only token opposition after the vocal human rights activist Oinihol Bobonazarova was not allowed to register for the election on technical grounds.
Parents weren't allowed.
Fighters and activists use walkie-talkies but as a woman I am not allowed to use one.
Under their bail terms they are not allowed to be in the same room and can only talk to fellow activists in the presence of their lawyers.
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