Sentence examples for organizations to protest from inspiring English sources

Srinagar witnessed on Tuesday a complete shutdown of the city, which was called by several Muslim organizations to protest a video denigrating the Prophet Muhammad that was produced in the United States.

Mr. Pait said he would not release the tape to news organizations to protest what he called the generally unfair treatment that Bob Jones University had received in news reports.

At that time, ETC and Friends of the Earth joined forces with other organizations to protest the commission's conclusions.

The rallies in Charlottesville, which brought together an assortment of neo-nazi, white supremacist, and "alt-right" organizations to protest the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee ended in tragedy late Saturday afternoon when Heather Heyer, a resident of Charlottesville, Va., was struck and killed by a car driven by a participant in the white nationalist marches.

The ACLU was one of the few organizations to protest (unsuccessfully) against passage of the Smith Act in 1940, which would later be used to imprison many persons who supported Communism.

Today, tech companies and websites like Twitter and Netflix are joining forces with politicians and other organizations to protest in favor of net neutrality in a "Day of Action".

A strike on Wednesday, called by a right-wing religious organization to protest the officers' suspension, closed schools, stores and transportation networks for much of the day in Palghar, the Mumbai suburb where the women were arrested.

Separately, the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly decided today in Strasbourg to suspend Russia's voting rights and other powers in the organization to protest the nation's human rights record in Chechnya, but left the action open for reversal later.

The small political associations in South West Africa after the war were profoundly influenced by their South African counterparts, but the first mass organization to protest against South Africa's policies was formed only in 1958; in 1960 this organization became the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO).

Almost 40 scientists from 11 countries have signed an open letter to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the station's parent organization, to protest his "surprising and unexpected dismissal".

Now, Puzder's confirmation hearings have been delayed for the fourth time while workers' and women's rights organizations continue to protest his nomination.