peaceful protest

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In response to concerns about linking protests to attacks on Jews, Sir Keir said: "I will defend the right of peaceful protest very strongly and freedom of speech."

From BBC • May 2, 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

He has always been a moderate who opposed independence for Hong Kong and called for peaceful protest in the cause of democracy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 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

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

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly