Sentence examples for broader protests from inspiring English sources

Yet the initial sit-in group, as well as those participating in the broader protests that followed, represented a broad cross section of society.

In Britain a group called UK Uncut made headlines last month by occupying the Fortnum & Mason store in London (see picture), during broader protests against government cuts.

The episode drew worldwide attention to the problem of press freedom in China and threatened to escalate into broader protests across Chinese society.

The strong police crackdown on those demonstrations spawned widespread anger in Turkey and quickly morphed into broader protests against what Mr. Erdogan's critics called his arrogant and autocratic governing style.

When they complained, the company — according to court testimony by its own officers — sought guidance from ICE on how to fire "chronic whiners" who were threatening to organize broader protests.

That has been denied by US military officials but the strike has now come to symbolise more broader protests against the camp's existence – especially as most of the terror suspects still detained there without charge have been cleared for release.

That sit-in grew into a broader protest against the ruling military council which was joined by revolutionary youth groups.

But the police cracked down, spurring a broader protest movement that challenged Mr. Erdogan's government, which many Turks view as becoming increasingly authoritarian.

The three detainees said that they opposed the transfer, but that the hunger strike was part of a broader protest over detention.

The laws, enacted in 2008, were intended to channel worker frustrations through a system of arbitration and courts so no broader protest movements would threaten political stability.

But Kellyanne Conway, Mr. Trump's campaign manager, said he was not referring to Charlotte or the broader protest movement, which is often led by African-Americans.