Sentence examples for demonstrations he was from inspiring English sources

And in 1996, after demanding clemency for those still imprisoned for their roles in the demonstrations, he was sent to a labor camp for three years.

After all, Wael Ghonim was arrested pretty much for the duration in Egypt and his absence had no effect on the demonstrations; he was one of many helping to coordinate.

Mr. Rajab was sentenced to three one-year terms this week for "inciting" and attending demonstrations; he was previously sentenced to three months in prison for mocking the country's prime minister in a Twitter update).

Although he took an active part in the organization of workers' demonstrations, he was convinced that the people were not ready for the universal suffrage that the provisional government proposed, and he demanded the postponement of the impending elections.

Looking back on the Velvet Revolution they helped inspire, however indirectly, Mr. Janicek recalled that on Nov. 17, 1989, the day of mass demonstrations, he was in a pub nursing a beer.

Aged 20, and looking younger, with a smooth, innocent face that belied the violence he had witnessed during demonstrations, he was told that he could not have been through so much, so young.

Another entry logged that at another demonstration, "he was using his drawing pad to sketch a picture of the protest and police presence".

Although better known for his brilliant fly-casting demonstrations, he is also an accomplished outdoor photographer and an inspired teacher.

Catalonia is in a difficult financial position, and despite the ebullience of popular demonstrations, he is in no position to call the shots.

It's a name that garners squeals and applause from adoring (female) fans at the cooking demonstrations he's been hosting across the country since winning the fourth season of the cooking competition "Next Food Network Star," but McCargo maintains that he's just "that average dude, just keeping it real and keeping it simple," when it comes to Sunday dinner.

At one such demonstration he was arrested and subsequently convicted in 2006.