As the mobilisation continued a religious service was held on the stage with hundreds of protesters chanting: "Tomorrow there will be a million of us".
A mass non-violent sit-in had been staged by thousands of protesters today, angry at China's decision not to allow the citizens of the former British colony free choice in who their next leader is.
PAGE 5 PROTESTING GRAFT WITH YOGA Thousands of protesters staged a huge anticorruption protest in the heart of India's capital, gathering beneath a vast outdoor tent for a yoga session, followed by a hunger strike orchestrated as part of a growing movement against corruption and the government.
Crackdowns on internet freedom and fear of retribution following the recent arrest of protesters staging a solidarity vigil for Egypt was largely blamed for the lack of participation.
The occasion was a bomb planted by militants in Sinai, but he aimed it at the growing ranks of protesters staging sit-ins in support of the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi.
A mob of anti-Occupy Central activists charged passed a police line late in the afternoon and attacked a small group of protesters staging a sit-in.
Karmān, released the following day, soon became a leader of the movement, helping to set up the protest encampment on the grounds of Sanaa University, where thousands of protesters staged a sit-in that lasted for months.
Nevertheless, scattered groups of protesters staged actions timed to Mr. Putin's inauguration.
Scores of protesters staged a blockade of the airport yesterday, bringing traffic to a crawl, while thousands of others vented their feelings on Twitter and Facebook.
In response, an interracial group of protesters staged the city's first "wade-in," singing "We Shall Overcome" as they were pelted with curses and rocks.
