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to uprisings

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A popular revolt that attempts to overthrow a government or its policies; an insurgency or insurrection.

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Since then, the government has responded to uprisings in Xinjiang by clamping down on religious activities.

George Packer compares the revolution to uprisings in Burma and the Philippines.

Also, confederations of the middle and small landlords, or myōshu, proceeded apace and often led to uprisings against absentee control.

The extreme exploitation of the enserfed peasantry bred discontent that led sporadically to uprisings by bands of rebels called haydamaks (Turkish: "freebooters" or "marauders").

These were inflammatory acts in a city that, at festival time, was prone to uprisings that could lead to the death of many thousands of Jews.

The country is also no stranger to uprisings, and Algerians are understandably fearful of any fresh bout of strife.The doughty protesters who turned out in Algiers were led by a coalition of political parties and civil-society groups.

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He either chooses to go peacefully or the people may resort to uprising".

Prior to the uprisings, trying to make music in Syria's political and financial climate was not easy.

Historically, such an inhuman response to an uprising to mass dissent – has been the province of empires and tyrants.

But so was the chance to bear witness to the uprisings.

Writer asks Barghouti, possible successor to Yasir Arafat, what Israel would have to do to end uprising.

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