Sentence examples for raid on protesters from inspiring English sources

The government initially allowed protests following a pre-dawn raid on protesters camped in Pearl Roundabout.

Mr. Erdogan's decision on Saturday to order a decisive police raid on protesters camped out in a part of Taksim known as Gezi Park, the last significant green space in the center of Istanbul that protesters mobilized to save from being turned into a mall, marked a turn in the crisis and set off clashes in Istanbul, Ankara and other cities that continued to Sunday night.

On 17 February, authorities lunched a pre-dawn raid on protesters makeshift camp in Pearl Roundabout, which left four protesters dead and more than 300 injured.

An Egyptian photojournalist jailed since his arrest while he was covering a deadly 2013 raid on protesters is still languishing in prison, even though a judge ordered his release in September.

Police staged consecutive raids on protesters, using tear gas and water cannon, but the protests grew in scale, with artists, intellectuals and opposition MPs joining the ranks.

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It was during protests after a police raid on the protesters' camp on Oct. 25, 2011, not during the raid.

On Thursday, King Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa had decided to unleash a brutal raid on peaceful protesters, including women and children, some of whom were sleeping.

J.C., San Diego I can't sleep I'm so horrified by this violent night raid on sleeping protesters by hundreds of over-weaponized police, and with helicopters shattering the night.

On 17 February, police launched a pre-dawn raid on sleeping protesters.

On 17 February (later referred to as the Bloody Thursday), police launched a pre-dawn raid on sleeping protesters.