protester

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He was a high-profile democracy protester in 2019 and 2020, who escaped after being arrested in Hong Kong.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Hydee Feldstein Soto contacted the police chief about a specific protester, according to a memo.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Another protester, Denis MacDermot, 73, from Edinburgh, said he had been arrested before and had no hesitation about turning out again.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

And in a surreal scene, Sheehy joined Capitol Police to help forcibly eject a protester who was disrupting an Armed Services Committee hearing.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2026

Dr. King made it clear that any protester confronted with violence by police or the Klan was to respond with nonviolence.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry