protest

A protest is an action intended to publicly demonstrate dissent and/or to call attention to opposition of something, usually a powerful entity such as a government, corporation, or some action or policy of one of those entities.

The public action may be violent or non-violent, organized or spontaneous, theatrical and symbolic in nature or a simple, silent assembly in some location. Protestors usually carry signs to explain their complaint, but protests can be subtler, such as the wearing of a certain color to indicate support for a cause. While this type of protest may be "silent," proper use of the term requires some unambiguously public aspect to the action.

Someone signing a petition or, in the age of the internet, "Liking" a Facebook page, may not be putting their body in jeopardy, but they are signing their name and standing up to be counted in that sense.

One of the most historically significant forms of protest is the process of passive resistance associated with Mahatma Gandhi. By refusing to obey laws, demands and commands thought unjust, and then accepting the consequences. Such protests are often answered with violence, bringing sympathy and support to the opposition on a massive scale.

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• Look: Thousands March Through NYC’s West Village To Protest Anti-Gay Hate Crime Wave

  
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  Thousands of metro-area New Yorkers marched through the streets of the West Village to mourn Friday’s murder of Mark Carson and to protest the recent anti-gay hate crime wave. Protestors convened at NYC’s historic 13th Street LGBT Center well-before the 5:30 PM starting time, and then marched carrying signs ...
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• Real Madrid says coach Jose Mourinho will leave at end of season

  
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• High Noon Tomorrow: Nationwide IRS Abuse Protests!

  
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  The organizers of the Tea Party Patriots have called for a nationwide protest Tuesday against the Internal Revenue Service to challenge the government agency’s abuse of power while targeting Tea Party groups. The planned protests will take place at  IRS offices  around the country at noon. The Tea Party Patriots ...
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• Taiwan vows to protect Filipinos from attacks

  
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• Li Keqiang visits New Delhi and vows to end disputes on border with India

  
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• South Korea’s complaint about US use of term ‘Sea of Japan’ is dismissed

  
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• Drug trafficking charges for US Virgin Islands environment officer

  
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• Beware of pitfalls in buying property

  
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• Divorced Briton confesses to killing his children in France

  
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• Cyclone Mahasen a ‘dress rehearsal’ for Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims

  
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  Myanmar’s victims of sectarian strife were spared the full force of Cyclone Mahasen, but many are now returning to flimsy tents in flood-prone camps with the monsoon season weeks away. Myanmar’s Rakhine state is pockmarked with makeshift settlements for up to 140,000 people – mainly Rohingya Muslims – ...
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• Targeted Enough Already – IRS protests set for May 21, Find Your Local IRS Office

  
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  The Teaparty Patriots, 9/12 project and Pro-life groups have set nationwide protests at Local IRS Offices By Albert N. Milliron The Teaparty Patriots, 9/12 project, Pro-life groups has designated May 21 as the “Targeted Enough Already” protest at local Internal Revenue Service offices nationwide at 12:00 pm ...
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• Naftali Bennett interrupted at MASA bash by anti-annexation chants

  
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• Tea Party Patriots To Hold Massive Protest Rallies At IRS Offices Nationwide On Tuesday, May 21, 2013

  
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• Targeted Enough Already – IRS protests set for May 21, South Carolina Locations

  
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  The Teaparty Patriots, 9/12 project and Pro-life groups have set nationwide protests at Local IRS Offices By Albert N. Milliron The Teaparty Patriots, 9/12 project, Pro-life groups has designated May 21 as the “Targeted Enough Already” protest at local Internal Revenue Service offices nationwide at 12:00 pm ...
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• Tunisian activist who posted topless photos is arrested after new protest

  
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• Iraqi officials say car bomb in Shiite area of Baghdad kills at least 13 civilians

  
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  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say car bomb in Shiite area of Baghdad kills at least 13 civilians. Here is the original post: Iraqi officials say car bomb in Shiite area of Baghdad kills at least 13 civilians
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• Cambodia factory accident injures 23

  
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  A collapsing structure injured 23 workers on Monday at a Cambodian factory producing garments for a top Western brand, police said, the latest incident to raise concerns about regional industrial safety. At least 23 workers were injured at a Cambodian factory that produced garments for a top Western brand on Monday, ...
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• Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion; to remain separately run

  
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  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion; to remain separately run. Original post: Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion; to remain separately run
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• Unemployment rate steady at 3.5pc for second month

  
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  Hong Kong’s unemployment rate in April was 3.5 per cent – same as the level in March, government figures released on Monday showed. Increases in the unemployment rate in April were mainly observed in retail, manufacturing, and accommodation and food services sectors, the Census and Statistics Department said, ...
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• Long Weekend in Review ~ Part 1

  
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  Whoo hoo for long weekends! Part One is all about my Saturday spent in Niagara Fall, ON, protesting Opening Day at Marineland. This is the sign and origami whale I made for the Marineland protest. Yes, I put googly eyes on my whale. My friend and I took the bus to the protest. When we got to the park, our ...
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