Sentence examples for break the protests from inspiring English sources

When the security forces failed to break the protests, Mr. Adly was widely blamed for the sudden disappearance of police officers from Cairo's streets, which set off a wave of looting before civilians organized in their neighborhoods to restore security.

Many observers are now looking to the demonstration this weekend to either make or break the protest mood here.

Most of those arrested have been released, but almost 300 faced formal charges and were referred to trial for breaking the protest law.

Now the prosecutor-general has referred Alaa and 24 other activists to the criminal court for breaking the protest law.

Abd El Fattah and Maher -- both heavily instrumental in the 2011 revolution -- have been in prison for more than two months after breaking the protest law instituted in late November that requires police approval of protests.

Twenty-three of those 27 have now been released on bail, but those four remain in detention; the prosecutor-general has referred Alaa and 24 other activists to the criminal court for breaking the protest law.

In 2013, he encouraged Americans to "break the law" in protest of the Affordable Care Act.

Police used tear gas to break up the protests.

Security and police forces have used live ammunition as well as tear gas and batons to break up the protests.

On Wednesday, Egypt's military-backed government ordered the police to break up the protests, saying they posed a threat to "national security".

When the police tried to break up the protests, a violent clash followed, with thousands of villagers driving out the police and overturning squad cars.