peaceful protest

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Under the First Amendment, anyone regardless of their citizenship status has the right to engage in peaceful protest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

A peaceful protest in support of a 37-year-old man shot and killed by immigration officers in Minneapolis was under way Saturday evening in downtown Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2026

"The right of Iranian men and women to peaceful protest, their freedom of expression, must be respected" and "arbitrary arrests must cease", Jose Manuel Albares told Catalunya Radio.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Sussex Police confirmed that a planned peaceful protest had taken place on Sunday morning in the town, and no arrests were made.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

The next month, five hundred students staged a peaceful protest through downtown Hampton.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly