resistance movement

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At the funeral for one of the last leaders of Kenya's Mau Mau resistance movement on Saturday, his daughter is bitter: he fought to liberate a country that never thanked him.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

Our civil resistance movement is strong, and it is growing.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

The futility and frustration of dieting has in recent years ignited a resistance movement of sorts, encouraging women, especially, to reject social pressures to maintain a slender form.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

"Amandla" means power in the Zulu language and was a well-known slogan in the resistance movement against white-minority apartheid rule.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

“Ali and I work with a resistance movement in Ankara,” Musab says.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell