On February 26th they built a wall of sand and crushed stones to block the gates of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), north of Bangkok.
Fifteen women and non-binary people blocked the gates of the site in Bedford before the start of the day to stop workers from entering.
Hundreds of women blocked the gates of Chevron Texaco and Shell offices in separate protests aimed at forcing community development aid and other concessions from oil multinationals in southern Nigeria, company officials said today.
"Dear Parents," began the beguilingly polite letter from local officials, who handed out their message as they blocked the gates of more than 50 primary schools serving 10,000 students in the gritty southeast of Beijing.
Protesters, who believe that this plan could cause significant environmental damage, have regularly blocked the gates of Crestwood's local gas-storage site; there have been more than four hundred arrests.
In Dublin, a man blocked the gates of the Irish parliament with a cement truck to protest the country's expensive bank bailout.
"They ran the gamut of 'God bless you for doing this to God will punish you for doing this.' " When the case went to court, supporters of the law blocked the gates in protest, banging on windshields and spitting on cars that drove through during the Sabbath.
Blocked at the gates of Kabul airport, he took refuge in a United Nations compound, where he was sheltered until seized by the Taliban early today.
Ken nudged the machine forward, making sure that the ton of bluestone completely blocked the gate.
Within moments, hundreds of students had blocked the main gates of the campus.
