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Recent Examples of counterdemonstration
And knowing that these neo-Nazis intend to show up during Pride month, activists hope that their celebratory counterdemonstrations and diversion measures may be enough to deter, humiliate, and push them out, one town at a time.
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Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 31 May 2023
The protests have drawn fierce and vocal counterdemonstrations and a substantial police presence of about 12-20 officers.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 23 Mar. 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.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023
That Thursday, plainclothes police could be seen corralling Cairo residents into taking part in a pro-Sisi counterdemonstration.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2022
The counterdemonstration, which was focused on the anti-trans protesters, repeatedly criticized police for their handling of the protests.
—John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2022
Portland Detective Erik Kammerer did not have probable cause to direct officers to arrest a woman for spitting on the ground in front of a police riot control van during a downtown protest and counterdemonstration in 2019, a federal judge has ruled.
—oregonlive, 4 May 2022
Dolloff was a security guard who was contracted through Pinkerton by CNN affiliate KUSA to accompany its reporting staff to a police support rally and a counterdemonstration, the station said in 2020.
—Hannah Sarisohn. Cnn, CNN, 11 Mar. 2022
Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 31 May 2023
The protests have drawn fierce and vocal counterdemonstrations and a substantial police presence of about 12-20 officers.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 23 Mar. 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.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023
That Thursday, plainclothes police could be seen corralling Cairo residents into taking part in a pro-Sisi counterdemonstration.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2022
The counterdemonstration, which was focused on the anti-trans protesters, repeatedly criticized police for their handling of the protests.
—John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2022
Portland Detective Erik Kammerer did not have probable cause to direct officers to arrest a woman for spitting on the ground in front of a police riot control van during a downtown protest and counterdemonstration in 2019, a federal judge has ruled.
—oregonlive, 4 May 2022
Dolloff was a security guard who was contracted through Pinkerton by CNN affiliate KUSA to accompany its reporting staff to a police support rally and a counterdemonstration, the station said in 2020.
—Hannah Sarisohn. Cnn, CNN, 11 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterdemonstration
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Last July, Ukrainians took to the streets in rare wartime protests to push back against the government’s plans to weaken the independence of the country’s anti-corruption watchdogs.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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But a protest last week ended in riots and a police crackdown, El País reported.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Our reporting reveals that members and related officials have encouraged protesters to impede law enforcement; pushed civilians toward legally and physically risky confrontations; and helped mobilize a counterprotest that turned violent.—
Christina Buttons,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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With federal immigration agents swarming Minnesota, ICE raids, protests, counterprotests, shootings and other horrors in recent weeks, a moment of calm took place at the Cathedral of St. Paul, during a Saturday concert featuring Sir John Rutter with VocalEssence.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
18 Jan. 2026
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He was arrested in 2021 while urging Congress to protect voting rights, and led a march for criminal justice reform that same year.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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With that rousing call to action, more than two thousand people followed Rustin, Coretta, and the other speakers out of the Garden for a midnight march to United Nations Plaza.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Counterdemonstration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterdemonstration. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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