Sentence examples for protested in support of from inspiring English sources

Still, 740 of its members were arrested because they protested in support of the Palestinians in Gaza.

About 300 people waved placards against her and, further down the road, another group of 100 protested in support of her.

This week, hundreds of Haitians protested in support of an 18-year-old who said he was sexually assaulted by peacekeepers from Uruguay on a United Nations base, eliciting a furious rebuke from Haiti's president and an apology from Uruguay.

Israeli police say more than a thousand people have protested in support of ultra-Orthodox Jews who were detained for refusing to report to a military recruitment center.

Dozens of demonstrators descended upon the City of Westminster Magistrate's Court in London Tuesday, jostling for room as they protested in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who currently faces sexual assault charges.

In September of 2011 the New York Times reported, "This week, hundreds of Haitians protested in support of an 18-year-old who said he was sexually assaulted by peacekeepers from Uruguay on a United Nations base, eliciting a furious rebuke from Haiti's president and an apology from Uruguay".

He was arrested many times — for fighting and for protesting in support of various leftist causes.

At the start, they protest in support of a militant on hunger strike.

Palestinians began protesting Israel's actions in Gaza in November and have since been protesting in support of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

Mr. Verzilov said he had shared with his imprisoned wife stories of teenage girls who have been motivated to protest in support of Pussy Riot.

Ekrem Ahmad, 40, a mechanic from Kobani said: "I'm happy to see Kurds as well as British, American, French and German people protesting in support of Kobani.