The protests were supported by a handful of public figures such as Pregs Govender, the former ANC MP.
Earlier this year, the controversy over the project had blown up after the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement that the protests were supported by nongovernmental organizations based in the United States.
According to the Fakty news programme, the protests are supported by 59% of Poles, which proves the unpopularity of the current government.
They insisted their protests were necessary because of the significant damage aviation was causing the environment, and claim their protests are supported by climate scientists, lawyers and the Church of Scotland.
It is 'common knowledge' in Ethiopia that these protests are supported by diaspora political leaders, especially diaspora activists connected to media outlets such as the Oromia Media Network.
This partly theoretical justification of the interpretation of the protests is supported by the results of the quantitative analysis: For every regional case, one of these demands seems to have a crucial meaning (see Table 2).
The protests were supported by groups of rebel I Corps soldiers and the mayor of Đà Nẵng, Nguyễn Văn Man, who had been appointed by Thi.
A large police presence watched them warily but did not move to stop the protest, which was supported by star basketball players.
The protest against the closures was supported by author Philip Pullman, playwright Alan Bennett, singer Nick Cave and bands Depeche Mode, the Pet Shop Boys and Goldfrapp.
