Sentence examples for sparked unrest from inspiring English sources

Last May and June, anti-government protests in Istanbul's Gezi Park sparked unrest across Turkey.

In 2009, when the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked unrest in Iran, Limbert, who had retired in 2006, began working for the state department.

Republican lawmakers are under increasing fire for racially insensitive comments after the fatal police shootings of black men sparked unrest in two states.

Huntsville, Ala., police officer Gerald Johnson was just trying to enjoy his Friday evening dinner at the Meteor Buffet on Feb. 22, when the crab-craziness sparked unrest.

"[We] have long overlooked the irregularities and as a result we have sparked unrest about food safety among consumers," he said.

Mr Cameron's determination to scrap 50 constituencies has sparked unrest among many Conservative MPs who had hoped the measure would be abandoned after the party secured an unexpected overall Commons majority.

Leaders worry that steep increases could spark unrest.

The increases are already sparking unrest from Haiti to Egypt.

Israel last did so in 2012, sparking unrest in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

The Chinese government is terrified of inflation, which it fears might spark unrest.

The Communist Party is terrified of credit bubbles, the bursting of which might spark unrest.