counterdemonstration
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counterdemonstrations
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The event has prompted plans for a large counterdemonstration Saturday, with authorities expecting up to 30,000 protesters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
A counterdemonstration of farmers demanded a slower approach that would lessen the impact on their income.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
In Efrat, a group of 20 young men and teenagers gathered on the pavement opposite the anti-government protest, trying to drown out the protesters with a counterdemonstration of their own.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
A counterdemonstration that will march to the Common is expected to draw thousands.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2017
After all, Spencer is a fringe figure, and his supporters are far from representative of Charlottesville and its residents, as evidenced by the large counterdemonstration held the next evening.
From Slate ● May 22, 2017
But he stressed that he didn’t participate in any of the other counterdemonstrations and condemned the violence that began Tuesday night just before midnight.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024
Soon she was not simply reporting on the situation but diving into it, headlining counterdemonstrations and making political connections for the activists.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2019
It was done without fanfare, before there were protests and demonstrations, counterdemonstrations and riots.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2017
As the calls for demonstrations and counterdemonstrations proliferated, the company declined all press requests for comment.
From BusinessWeek ● Aug. 2, 2012
Dunlap, said he would consider parading on a weekday, in order to reduce the potential for violent counterdemonstrations.
From Time Magazine Archive
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