Early participants say the protests bloomed over Twitter and Facebook, triggered by several events that gnawed at the younger generation, including revelations from WikiLeaks documents that showed government officials to be less than forthright, and opposition to a recent antipiracy Internet law, which aims to shut down previously legal Web sites enabling the free downloading of music and films.
Other countries with citizens on Indonesia's death row have also been forthright in their opposition to Indonesia's use of firing squads.
His forthright, courageous and sustained opposition to violence did him great credit, as did his frank recognition of unionism as a legitimate reality in Northern Ireland.
She said: "The detail of 'what should have been known' gets rehearsed, reported, makes headlines and depending on the nature of the failure, certain outcomes need to be delivered to satisfy the public, to quieten the opposition, to appear forthright and decisive, to demonstrate power, to restore a sense of certainty".
He was absolutely forthright that Chamberlain had destroyed the German opposition that could have halted Hitler.
He liked the health care plan that Dean had instituted in Vermont and his forthright style, and later appreciated Dean's clear opposition to the war in Iraq.
We were also surprised by how forthright some of the trade groups were in their opposition to reforms to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, or to targets on renewable power or energy efficiency.
Valery V. Kovbasyuk, the editor of an opposition online newspaper called Inaya Gazeta, says the municipal government is not being forthright about the risks.
When his interlocutor, a Vatican reporter named Andrea Tornielli, raises the critics' objection — "Can there be opposition between truth and mercy, or between doctrine and mercy?" — Francis's answer is forthright.
When his interlocutor, a Vatican reporter named Andrea Tornielli, raises the critics' objection—"Can there be opposition between truth and mercy, or between doctrine and mercy?"—Francis's answer is forthright.
