Gendarmerie forces block every village road in the district, trying to keep activists from reaching the border regions.
Britain's politicians tend to keep activists on a tight leash and have little cash with which to recruit and train professional organisers.
The government has proposed new fines to keep activists in check during the meetings — $2,000 for breaking through a police cordon or wearing a mask during demonstrations— and the penalties have angered grass-roots groups.
From the outside, groups like Democracy for America (Mr. Dean's political action committee), MoveOn and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee have tried to keep activists engaged and to pressure the Democratic Party from the left.
And there is enough of the old religion in Mr Clegg to keep activists on side his tax cuts are aimed at low earners and on January 7th he became the first senior British politician to call for Mr Brown to condemn Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip.Mr Clegg avoids saying what he would do in a parliamentary stalemate, and not only because it would seem presumptuous.
While Iran has severely restricted Internet access, a loose worldwide network of sympathizers has risen up to help keep activists and spontaneous filmmakers connected.
His lack of clarity appears to be a tactic to both maintain support and keep activists from both sides off his case.
John B. Hess, its chief executive and son of the company's founder, is being stripped of his duties as chairman as the oil and gas company scrambles to keep an activist investor at bay.
But the Hong Kong marine authorities have barred even this 35-mile journey on the grounds that the vessel is unsafe, he said, adding that he suspected that the local government, possibly with Beijing's backing, did not want the vessel fixed to keep the activist group from making another trip.
It also has to keep away activist investors which — even though Apple is huge — may see it as an attractive company to bug in order to demand an increased return on capital.
