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The protests against the demolition of Shanbally Castle came from some local sources, An Taisce, a few academics such as Professor Gwynn and some political voices such as Senator Sean Moylan, the Minister for Agriculture until his death in November 1957, and TD from Mitchelstown, John W Moher.
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The monk Savonarola, brought over from the Renaissance and placed against the background of Munich at the turn of the century, protests against the luxurious works displayed in the art-shop of M. Bluthenzweig ; ;
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Many participants were among those 11 million or more protesters that on the weekend of February 15, 2003, participated in global protests against the imminent Iraq war and were dubbed the " world's second superpower " by an editorial in the New York Times.
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Sakharov was arrested on January 22, 1980, following his public protests against the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, and was sent to internal exile in the city of Gorky, now Nizhny Novgorod, a city that was off-limits to foreigners.
" Historian Ron Chernow says of this " he wasn't calling for peaceful protests or civil disobedience: he was calling for outright rebellion, if needed, against the federal government of which he was vice president.
There were widespread protests against The Birth of a Nation, and it was banned in several cities.
Three of the accused were ultimately shot by firing squad, against protests of the new Kerensky government of Russia.
In 1989, the death of former general secretary Hu Yaobang helped to spark the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, during which students and others campaigned for several months, speaking out against corruption and in favour of greater political reform, including democratic rights and freedom of speech.
* Holger Nehring, ' Diverging perceptions of security: NATO and the protests against nuclear weapons ', in Andreas Wenger, et al.
There were isolated protests among the population against the draft implemented by the Sandinista government, which even resulted in full-blown street clashes in Masaya in 1988.
* 2010 – Arab Spring: Popular protests begin in Algeria against the government.
As described by Ronald Bayer, a psychiatrist and gay rights activist, specific protests by gay rights activists against the APA began in 1970 when the organization held its convention in San Francisco.
The environmental movement borrowed tactics from both the successful civil rights movement and the protests against the Vietnam war.
Washington opposed the 1765 Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the colonies, and began taking a leading role in the growing colonial resistance when protests against the Townshend Acts ( enacted in 1767 ) became widespread.
The autogolpe ( palace coup ) failed due to unified, strong protests by most elements of Guatemalan society, international pressure, and the army's enforcement of the decisions of the Court of Constitutionality, which ruled against the attempted takeover.
In 2007 there were big protests against the government, resulting in the appointment of a new prime minister.
Examples of these new age " hacks " include such things as the revolution of social networking brought about by the Facebook timeline, the massive and successful protests against SOPA and PIPA, and the social media driven revolutions currently happening in Russia, Syria, and Yemen as well as the successful revolutions in Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia.
In February 2011, anti-government mass protests sprang up against Gaddafi in Benghazi, Bayda and Zintan, in the context of the wider Arab Spring.
* 2002 – Two 14-year-old South Korean girls are struck and killed by a United States Army armored vehicle, leading to months of public protests against the US.
* 1774 – Orangetown Resolutions adopted in the Province of New York, one of many protests against the British Parliament's Coercive Acts
As president ( 1809 – 17 ), after the failure of diplomatic protests and a trade embargo against Great Britain, he led the nation into the War of 1812.
protests and demolition
The site of the old Morlands factory was scheduled for demolition and redevelopment into a new light industrial park, although there have been some protests that the buildings should be reused rather than being demolished.
Disliked by the French as a symbol of aristocratic power, the Royal Villa was sold to be demolished, but the protests of citizens stopped the demolition even if the abandonment caused a degradation of the complex.
It was deemed " uneconomical to operate " by the Park Service, but protests associated with its demolition caused the Park Service to re-examine its policies concerning lodges in other parks, contributing to their preservation.
Despite the fact that the majority of East Germans opposed the demolition and various protests by people who felt the building was an integral part of Berlin's culture and the historic process of the German reunification, in November 2003, the German parliament decided to demolish the building and leave the area as parkland until funding for the reconstruction of the Berlin City Palace could be found.
Tremendous opposition, protests, fundraising, and petition drives within the community prevented the Fox's demolition.
Despite some protests, the historic stadium had been earmarked for demolition when the University of Miami announced that they were moving out of the Orange Bowl after the 2007 season to begin play at Sun Life Stadium in 2008 in a 25-year deal.
In 1882, the French National Assembly voted for the demolition of the ruins, which were sold to a private entrepreneur for the sum of 33, 300 gold francs ( approximately US $ 130, 000 in 2005 ), despite the protests of Baron Haussmann and other members of French artistic and architectural circles, who opposed what they thought was a crime against French arts and history.
This caused huge protests, and the demolition was put off for almost a decade, mainly because of opposition from local inhabitants, and the Green League party.
A statement from the Irish Government released after the demolition of the Castle said in response to protests favouring the retention of Shanbally Castle for the nation: " Apart from periods of military occupation the castle remained wholly unoccupied for 40 years ".
Rife with unique student-built fantasy structures, the demolition of most of Elfland sparked student protests, resulting in several arrests.
In the past using the negative sentiment towards the colonial era was often used as an excuse to disregard protests against the demolition of historical buildings.
After the destruction of the community's mikvah, kosher butcher, and several classrooms in February 2006, the demolition was temporarily halted due to protests from the Israeli and US embassies, as well as from worldwide world Jewish communities.
After the Club relocated, the Grade II * listed building was threatened with demolition during the late 1960s and early 1970s, but protests forced the UK government ’ s Department of the Environment to purchase it from its property developer owner.
The demolition took place despite the building's landmark status and concerted protests by preservationists.
The plans for recent construction work on the community centre originally involved demolition of the house, however the plans were amended due to protests.
In the early 1970s, this was the location for the Battle of the Elms ( Slaget om almarna ), protests which ended the demolition of central portions of Stockholm.
In the 1960s it was scheduled for demolition, but this was thwarted after protests from local preservationists and historians.
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His portrait of Thompson elicited some protests from readers, and other left-wing journals came to the defense of Thompson.
One of the first protests against the enslavement of Africans came from German and Dutch Quakers in Pennsylvania in 1688.
The proposal immediately came under heavy criticism and led to the organization of several protests.
The origins of IMCs themselves came out of protests against the concentrated ownership and perceived biases in corporate media reporting.
Talks towards the establishment of the Free Trade Area of the Americas began with the Summit of the Americas in Miami on December 11, 1994, but the FTAA came to public attention during the Quebec City Summit of the Americas, held in Canada in 2001, a meeting targeted by massive anti-corporatization and anti-globalization protests.
In 1972 protests against these policies came to a head and Tsiranana had to step down.
The protests culminated with the occupation of the Student Union Building in Stockholm ; Palme came there and tried to confornt the students, urging them to use democratic methods for the pursuit of their cause.
came up with the idea of Redwood Summer, protests inspired by the Freedom Riders of the civil rights movement.
However, Toledo ’ s support came with conditions, and he threatened to mobilize protests if Humala ’ s presidency did not live up to Toledo ’ s standards in terms of protecting democratic institutions, human rights, and stimulating the economy.
Jiang Zemin came to power following Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, replacing Zhao Ziyang as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China.
As he had in 411 BC, Theramenes soon came into conflict with the more extreme members of that government ; his protests against the reign of terror the Thirty implemented led the leading oligarchs to plot his demise ; he was denounced before the oligarchic assembly, and then, when that body appeared reluctant to punish him, struck him from the roster of citizens and executed him without trial.
The conflict within U. S. society came to a peak at the protests and riots at the Democratic National Convention of 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, and in the Kent State Massacre, where 4 anti-war protesters were shot dead by U. S. National Guard forces in a violent confrontation.
In summer 1937, through an official decision which came as a result of the accusations, and despite student protests, he was stripped of his position at the University.
The plan came in for sharp criticism and evoked strong protests from the Dravidian parties.
During that summer, nearly 11, 000 people came to Clayoquot Sound to take part in the protests.
Many of the NGOs represented at the protests came with credentials to participate in the official meetings, while also planning various educational and press events.
When the protests spread to Paris, and as many as 3 million workers came out on strike, Ramadier resigned, fearing that he faced a general insurrection.
Then came industry modernization, business mergers, over-cutting, and nearby logging protests.
The anchor store, Woolworth's, was the scene of the first sit-in by black demonstrators from Florida Memorial College in March, 1960, and in 1963 four young teenagers, who came to be known as the " St. Augustine Four " were arrested at the same place and spent the next six months in jail and reform school, until national protests forced their release by the governor and cabinet of Florida in January 1964.
In the winter of 2004, a number of protests with over 20000 people were organized by the opposition lead by Sali Berisha demanding Nano to resign as prime minister which came known as the " Nano Get Away " Movement.
This result came after months of wrangling between pro-Tandja and pro-Amadou elements in the party that threatened to split the MNSD and saw pro-Amadou groups join opposition protests against a floated plan to extend Tandja's term beyond 2009.
On early 2012 in response to the protests that came following the 2011 State Duma elections, President Dmitry Medvedev initiated a bill that rolls back some of the more stringent restrictions.
This idea ultimately came to fruition through Gandhi's organization of nationwide non-violent strikes and protests during the years c. 1918-1947.
Hiring out hundreds of teddy bear costumes, he staged mock protests at Westminster and came fifth out of nine candidates, receiving 218 votes ( 0. 6 %).
The protests included rent strikes and land occupations ( which came to be known as land raids ) by crofters, cottars and squatters.
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