Sentence examples for protest setting from inspiring English sources

Mr. Buhari, whose mid-1980s military government was noted for its stern repression of dissent, was refusing to accept the result Monday afternoon, and his supporters had taken to the streets in northern Nigerian cities to protest, setting alight tires and burning down buildings and houses linked to Mr. Jonathan's governing People's Democratic Party.

Last week many of them posted irate messages on online bulletin boards and sent e-mail to Funcom in protest, setting aside professional rivalries (Metaphysicists versus Nano Technicians, for instance) and interspecies tensions (different sorts of mutants do not always see eye to eye, literally).

The signatories, also include former secretary of state for international development and Birmingham MP Clare Short, who said: "These suspensions are at odds with freedom of speech and the right to protest, setting a threatening precedent for how dissent is dealt with on campuses across the country.

"After a year of protest and conversation around police accountability, having plain clothes officers without body cameras and proper identification in the protest setting leaves us with only the officer's account of the incident, which is clearly problematic".

It was a poor decision to use plain clothes officers in a protest setting because it made it difficult for people to identify police officers, which is essential to the safety of community members," said Kayla Reed, a field organizer with the Organization of Black Struggle, in a statement.

Artist Gabby Gonzales immediately swatted down some of the WikiHow's suggestions, cautioning against adding too much busyness and pizazz to your sign, telling me that "everyone likes glitter and fun fonts, but, in a protest setting, it might not always be the most appropriate".

Others have organised a "taking back the beach" protest, set for London's Hyde Park on Saturday.

The principals' union protest set off a spat with the 228,000-member teachers' union, the United Federation of Teachers, whose president, Randi Weingarten, issued a statement defending the proposed changes.

The protest set off a clash between the demonstrators and police, and 30 Portuguese peacekeepers went to the help of local police controlling the crowd.

Before long, the protest set off towards Senate House, the administrative centre of the University of London.

On the way to the cemetery, the funeral procession passed through Resurrection City, a shantytown protest set up as part of the Poor People's Campaign.