The phrase "as a recent protest" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a specific protest that has occurred in the near past, often to provide context or support for a statement.
Example: "The government has faced increased scrutiny, as a recent protest highlighted the public's dissatisfaction with current policies."
Alternatives: "following a recent protest" or "in light of a recent protest".
Marshall Cooper shows a poster he used at a recent protest.
Then, as perhaps now, there was a recuperative urge among metropolitans to make nice with the disgruntled heartland — an uphill process, as witness a recent protest movement against a terrific Benton mural, at Indiana University, that features Ku Klux Klan figures, never mind that Benton meant to denigrate them.
Promoting women during pregnancy, allotting paid time off for our employees to take part in protests or demonstrations – such as the recent protest for the right of every citizen to have children regardless of sexual preference – and hiring employees of all ages and statuses are just a few of the ways that we ensure everyone has a seat at the table.
A government official said he was held for alleged links to Darfur rebels, as well as to the recent protests.
The violence and looting that occurred as a result of the recent protest provided comfort for those unable or unwilling to understand the root cause of the anger, defining it by the negative associations they witnessed on television and social media.
Moreover, as the recent protests have shown, students recognise the value of it to them.
He said: "With such deep cuts being made to our budget we need to ensure we can keep protecting the public, such as at recent protests, and do this at the lowest possible cost".
Periodic political instability, such as the recent protests in Hong Kong demanding democratic reforms, also give Chinese savers and investors reason to look abroad — not just to Vancouver, but also Seattle and cities up and down California — for a place to ensure the security of their assets.
Even as a recent agreement ended the protests in Buenaventura with the government promising to invest US$150 million in the community, a national strike by teachers all but shut down Colombia's cities earlier this week.
In recent months, there has been an uptick in labor militancy as evidenced by recent protests at Walmarts across the nation and the one-day strike by fast-food workers in New York City last November.
