The case generated street protests that coalesced into a prodemocracy movement. |
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Police also detained about 75 prodemocracy activists, including several journalists, who defied a ban on rallies in the capital, Kathmandu. |
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Front Line is seriously concerned for the physical and psychological integrity of Pham Thanh Nghien and all prodemocracy activists in Vietnam. |
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The provision is widely considered as a means of disqualifying prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from running in the next elections. |
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Japan recently announced the largest aid package since the military government suppressed prodemocracy demonstrators more than a decade ago. |
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So I became involved in the prodemocracy movement and pressed for constitutional reforms and political space to ensure freedom of thought and expression. |
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After weeks of prodemocracy protests — at times more than 100,000 people have massed in the streets — the royal family has pledged to enter a dialogue with the demonstrators after an initial crackdown killed seven people. |
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In March 2011, police snipers opened fire on the prodemocracy camp in Sana'a, killing more than 50 people. |
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