protester

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Those include the Columbia University campus protester Mahmoud Khalil and a Venezuelan man sent to a notorious megaprison in El Salvador.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

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

From BBC • May 7, 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

Veteran protester Bert Voorhees, 70, says democracy is on the line and it’s time to march.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 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