Some of the protests became violent.

Gone also are the violent street protests and mass movements against globalization.

The government could launch a broad crackdown on such protests, although this would risk damaging China s prestige internationally and provoking larger, more violent protests.

In the latter case, violent protests could lead to a revolutionary wave similar to 1968.

In the worst case, images of violent protests in one EU country might incite others to violence.

Along with peaceful protests, there was looting and violent unrest in the vicinity of the original shooting.

According to the authorities, the demographic poses security risks as they engaged in violent protests against the police.

The election, the fraud, and the violent crackdown on the subsequent protests revealed, and clearly widened, deep rifts inside the regime.

Later that year, Europe experienced a series of protests, rebellions, and often violent upheavals that became known as the Revolution of 1848.

The situation in Daraa, Syria, is becoming more destitute, as reports continue of more protests, and a more violent crackdown on the protesters.

Sakhidad Hatif, an Afghan blogger, having seen the previous 'blasphemy' cases was surprised that this time the Afghan protests did not turn violent

Beyond the ballot box, violent, inequality driven protests are on the rise, as citizens step outside the ANC and its affiliates to demand economic improvements.

Unlike the 2012 anti Japanese protests that erupted in a number of Chinese cities in reaction to the Diaoyu Islands dispute, and had at times turned violent, this time people were flooding China s social media, their protests loud and explicit.

At the end of the day it could lead to the sort of huge street protests that marked the Orange Revolution, and their attempted violent suppression.

In February 2008, Cameroon experienced its worst violence in 15 years when a transport union strike in Douala escalated into violent protests in 31 municipal areas.

This summer in Guinea, for example, citizens frustration with widespread poverty and weak institutions, memories of ethnic persecution, and distrust of unfamiliar democratic processes fueled violent protests.

But the Spanish economy continues to deteriorate and unemployment heads towards 30 . Violent protests against Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy s austerity measures lead him to call for a referendum.

Cho Hyun oh has been unpopular among liberals and human rights groups for alleged monitoring of civilians and critics and directing violent clampdowns on protests that claimed dozens of lives.

In 1948, massive violent protests, known as the Al Wathbah uprising broke out across Baghdad as a popular demand against the government treaty with the British, and with communist part support.

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Indeed, amid the orchestrated anti Japanese protests in China in September, Panetta instead of advising China to rein in the often violent demonstrations publicly reiterated America s neutrality in the struggle over control of the islands.

World Cup protests in Brazil become Gaza protests. July 12, 2014.

After his ill advised dismissal of the chief justice of Pakistan s Supreme Court ignited a firestorm of violent protests, President General Pervez Musharraf may be banking on Islamic fanatics to create chaos in the nation s capital, Islamabad.

February 26 March 11 On March 3, Djibouti ordered its opposition party to cancel its anti government protests which were to be held on March 4, 2011 due to a previous rally a month earlier turning violent.

They've incurred violent infractions by becoming violent with guards and with other prisoners.

Cambodia s Violent Peace

Sami got violent.

Excessively violent crackdown

Disputes In July 2001, violent protests were held at the bases by local Cypriots, angry at British plans to construct radio masts at the bases as part of an upgrade of British military communication posts around the world.

Protests were growing.

The Amhara protests

The Oromia protests

This physical assertiveness followed often violent anti Japanese protests in China in September, while a continuing informal boycott of Japanese goods has led to a sharp fall in Japan s exports to China, raising the risk of another Japanese recession.

It doesn't help that teachers in Mexico are finding themselves lumped together with the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE) union, which has mounted violent protests against constitutional education reform that, among other things, asks for teacher performance evaluations.

These are violent times.

NEW YORK At the outset of the ongoing violent protests in South Korea over imported beef from the United States, the entire cabinet of South Korean President Lee Myung bak offered to resign. Last week, President Lee fired three of them.

Statements on the radio by the chair of the Independent Electoral Commission to the effect that they could not be held before October 2005 appear to confirm these fears, and have led to violent protests against a backdrop of political scheming.

China s Flood Of Protests

Old man strongly protests.

Army everywhere and extremely violent.

Sudden, violent storms are frequent.

The protests reflected irreversible changes.

However, protests inevitably reached Afghanistan.

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How did the protests start?