Civil disobedience

French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works

active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power

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thumb|right|upright=1.1|Protesters advocating boycott of KFC due to [[animal welfare concerns]]

ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles

method of non-violent resistance or pressure

1987–1993 Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation

protests in Turkey

essay by Henry David Thoreau

French farmer and syndicalist

Cuban women opposition movement

thumb|upright|Florida A&M University|FAMU student Benjamin Cowins during a 1961 sit-in at McCrory's lunch counter in Tallahassee, during [[Jim Crow]] thumb|A sit-in for climate action in Melbourne, Australia

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resistance of British rule in India through nonviolent means

method of protest or insult

British land agent (1832–1897)

a topfreedom campaign created in 2012

international branch of the Occupy Wall Street movement that protests against social and economic inequality around the world

refusal to pay a tax in opposition to a government or policy, rather than taxation itself

resistance movement aiming for community ownership of public spaces

Social grouping formed around a shared interest or goal

Catalan activist of de-growth

political action that relies on the use of non-violent methods by civil groups

2014 protest movement in Taiwan

Russian political coalition

nationwide democracy movement in South Korea that generated mass protests from June 10 to June 29, 1987

1943 street protest in Nazi Germany

Climate activists

legislative or penal initiatives that seek to stop individuals from concealing their faces

Muslim revolt in Iran against an 1890 tobacco concession granted to Great Britain

thumb|right|A bandh organized by the Garo National Council in [[Goalpara, 2013]] thumb|right|A bandh in Nepal, organized protest against a rise in fuel prices Bandh () is a form of protest used by political activists in South Asian countries such as India and Nepal. It is similar to a general strike. During a bandh, a political party or a community declare a general strike. For example, a Bharat bandh is a call for a bandh across India, and a bandh can also be called for an individual state or municipality.

300px|thumb|Camera A is engaged in surveillance, while the person wearing camera B on their head is engaged in sousveillance. thumb|Surveillance as compared with sousveillance|300pxSousveillance ( ) is the recording of an activity by a member of the public, rather than a person or organisation in authority, typically by way of small wearable or portable personal technologies. The term, coined by Steve Mann, stems from the contrasting French words sur, meaning "above", and sous, meaning "below", i.e. "surveillance" denotes the "eye in the sky" watching from above, whereas "sousveillance" denote

gender equality protest by Raelian movement

Series of protests in South Korea

form of protest

activist campaign of scientists for a climate revolution

climate justice movement in Germany

peaceful protest fighting for a democratic electoral system in Hong Kong

organization

loose pro-democracy political movement that was created spontaneously during the Hong Kong protests of 2014

Gherao, meaning "encirclement", is a word which denotes a tactic used by labour activists and union leaders in India; it is similar to picketing. Usually, a group of people would surround a politician or a government building until their demands are met, or answers given. This principle was introduced as a formal means of protest in the labour sector by Subodh Banerjee, the PWD and Labour Minister in the 1967 and 1969 United Front Governments of West Bengal, respectively.

Liberian peace organization

protest where the protester sit down

East Pakistani political campaign (1971)

non-violent civil disobedience action

tactic used during protests and demonstrations

A form of nonviolent online protest

disruptive action oriented to change

protest in Tunisia

organization

U.S.-based human rights organization

2014 protest march against Pakistan government

Palestinian activist

Indian writer (1909-1994)

rescuing animals in pain and suffering

social movement

form of political protest in 1970s America by LGBT activists

1961 mobilization campaign in Brazil

autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru