Sentence examples for civil protests from inspiring English sources

One of Taiwan's biggest civil protests, the Sunflower Movement of 2014, drew more than 100,000 protesters into the streets against a trade pact that would open Taiwan and China's service sectors to one another.

Civil protests in Athens have made many investors skeptical of that happening.

They liken the tactic to civil protests such as sit-ins.

By the standards of civil protests in Islamabad the turnout of nearly 200 was sizeable.

Civil protests in Athens have made many investors skeptical about whether Athens can fix the problem with wage cuts.

Kichanova studied journalism at Moscow State University, and is active participant of civil protests in Russia in recent years.

Civil protest is not unusual in Turkey, but it's unusual for the government to listen.

Little wonder that the country has seen such an enormous rise in civil protest.

"It's an important moment of civil protest that has to be built on," Ms. Turco added.

QUESTION FROM DOUGF: In what ways are these civil protest movements in the Middle East a cause for alarm?

In "A Better Intifada" (Op-Ed, Feb. 22), Bassem Eid urges Yasir Arafat to use "unarmed, civil protest".