Sentence examples for rally called for from inspiring English sources

But with thousands of riot police officers and Basij militia members patrolling the capital, the million-strong rally called for by the opposition failed to materialize.

He said that he had tried to go to a pro-Mubarak rally, called for in front of the Foreign Ministry, but "there were only two hundred people there".

Several speakers at the rally called for a stronger repeat-offender law in Connecticut, similar to California's "three strikes" law, which is considered among the most severe in the nation.

Rather than admonishing people to obey centuries-old Islamic strictures, speakers at the rally called for support of the traditional Islamic parliament, or loya jirga, that will be convened in Kabul later this year.

#Moscow #6мая — Mark Galeotti (@MarkGaleotti) 6 May 13 A scene from today's demo: crowd on the embankment, two LGBT flags, church in the distance, police chopper above http://t.co/mc5ZjWgnVt — Joshua Yaffa (@yaffaesque) 6 May 13 Speakers at the rally called for dozens of protesters charged with disturbing the peace at last year's demonstration to be cleared.

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About 10,000 people gathered on the grassy Ellipse for a rally calling for changes in the world financial systems.

The five were arrested on Irian Jaya on charges of subversion two weeks ago before a rally calling for independence.

A street rally calling for similar election changes in 2007 was credited with helping the opposition make historic gains in the 2008 elections.

The Hamas police in Gaza detained a Palestinian protester and two Palestinian cameramen on Thursday while breaking up a rally calling for political reconciliation.

There were signs at the rally calling for "Revolution Now", as well as posters for the Meretz and Zionist Union slates.