2015 Event Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi encounters resistance to proposed labor reforms as 150 million workers go on strike for a day in protest; Modi is seeking to make the Indian business environment more attractive to investment by foreign companies 2015 Event Shiite militia forces in Iraq boycott the fight against ISIS in Tikrit to protest U.S. airstrikes; the U.S. was responding to a request from the Iraqi government, but militias are concerned that the U.S. will receive credit for their work to date 2015 Event Over 3.5 million people in Paris and across France stage unity rallies to protest the recent Islamist terrorist attack on the offices of French satire magazine 'Charlie Hebdo'; the rallies carry the theme 'Je Suis Charlie' (I am Charlie) 2014 Event The last protest camp has been removed in Hong Kong; activists staged several camps to demand the right to free elections rather than control of candidates and elections by the Chinese government 2014 Event Thousands of protesters march in Washington, D.C., to protest recent killings of unarmed black men by policemen; the marchers called for an end to police brutality and racial injustice in the U.S. legal system 2014 Event Hong Kong pro-democracy protest sites are being cleared on a court order; demonstrations have been held since September in an effort to attain greater political freedom for Hong Kong 2014 Event Kaci Hickox, the first person held under New Jersey's new quarantine provisions for those who have worked with Ebola patients, speaks out to protest the conditions of her confinement at a local hospital; Hickox has tested negative for the virus 2014 Event Hong Kong protesters continue to clash with police a day after Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying offers to engage in discussion; Leung said that he will not concede to demands for greater independence from central control, a key reason for the protest 2014 Event Russia sends roughly 215 trucks of humanitarian supplies into Ukraine without permission from Kiev; the truck contents were inspected by neither Ukrainian officials nor Red Cross members as agreed to by Ukraine and Russia, but Kiev did not protest 2014 Event Labor unions of workers in the public sector went on strike across the U.K. to protest wage increases below the rate of inflation; unions claim that over one million workers participated 2014 Event President Barack Obama exchanges 5 Guantanamo Bay prisoners for the lone U.S. prisoner of war in Afghanistan, Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl; some lawmakers protest that the secret exchange was illegal because Congress was not notified in advance 2013 Event In Paris, hundreds of thousands of people protest the legalization of same-sex marriage in France; the protest turns violent after access to the Champs-Elysees is denied 2012 Event Thousands of union employees protest outside of the capital building in Lansing, Michigan, as Michigan's government passes legislation, becoming the nation's 24th right-to-work state, and most highly unionized state in the U.S. to have such laws 2012 Event In Egypt, one hundred thousand people gather around the Presidential palace to protest proposed constitutional changes by Mohamed Morsi, the President of Egypt 2012 Event Several European countries protest against unemployment and austerity measures; Spain and Portugal hold the largest protests, with Greece, Italy and Belgium holding smaller ones 2012 Event After a series of self-immolation by Tibetan monks, hundreds of Tibetan monks and students protest against education policies in China's western Qinghai Province 2012 Event Sergei Udaltsov, a Russian leftist protest leader is charged with plotting 'mass disorder', facing a sentence of 10 years in prison if convicted 2012 Event As German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Greece, an estimated 25,000 protest in Athens 2012 Event In Greece, trade unions call a general strike as they continue their protest against austerity measures 2012 Event In Moscow, tens of thousands protest against Vladimir Putin, chanting, 'We are the power here!' and 'Russia without Putin!' 2012 Event In crowded Ginowan, Okinawa, tens of thousands of Japanese people protest, demanding closure of the Futenma airbase (MCAS) and halting the deployment of twelve MV-22 Osprey aircraft 2012 Event In China, thousands protest plans to introduce national patriotism lessons in Hong Kong school, labeling it Chines propaganda 2012 Event After thousands protest Brett Murray's controversial painting 'The Spear', the gallery that exhibited his painting agrees to take the image of the artwork down from its website 2012 Event More than 700 writers, academics and others send a letter to protest the planned spending of $300 million on the Fifth Avenue Branch of the New York Public Library 2012 Event Naples' Casoria Contemporary Art Museum begins burning its artworks to protest government budget cuts affecting cultural institutions 2012 Event In Montreal, Canada, over 200,000 people march to protest against post-secondary education tuition hikes 2012 Event In Portugal, trade unions hold a 24-hour strike to protest austerity measures 2012 Event Hundreds of thousands of people protest against austerity measures in Portugal's capital of Lisbon 2012 Event The main opposition leader of the Democratic Republic of the congo condemns parliamentary election as rigged; he calls for a strike in protest of his house arrest 2012 Event Nearly 2,000 Malawi women protest against attacks on women wearing trousers by unemployed youths and street vendors 2011 Event New York's Police Department clears Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zucotti Park, the public space they have occupied to stage their protest 2011 Event In Bogota, Columbia, 200,000 people protest government cuts in education 2011 Event In Quebec, 200,000 Canadian college and university students vote to boycott classes to protest tuition fee increases 2011 Event In London, a rise in university tuition fees leads thousands of students to march in protest 2011 Event In Washington, D.C., thousands protest the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project, which would carry Alberta oil sands crude through six U.S. states to Gulf Coast refineries 2011 Event In Santiago, the Chilean capitol, tens of thousands of students protest for increased education expenditure 2011 Event For the third straight week, hundreds of Vietnamese citizens protest outside China's embassy in Hanoi against disputed areas in the South China Sea 2011 Event Thousands march in Mexico City to protest the 38,000 people who have died since the Mexican Drug War began in 2006 2011 Event In Shanghai, Chinese lorry drivers continue their second day of protest against rising inflation 2011 Event In London, England, hundreds of thousands march in Trafalgar Square to protest government budget cuts 2011 Event Human Rights Watch reports 24 people were killed in Libya's 'Day of Rage' anti-regime protest 2011 Event Inspired by the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, nearly 5,000 of Algerians protest their regime, calling for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to be removed 2011 Event In Egypt, tens of thousands of people participate in a 'day of revolt' to protest against the government 2011 Event Tunisia's youth protest for several days over political grievances and social problems including the job market and purchase power 2010 Event Some Greeks in the Greek Parliament protest sweeping cuts approved in the budget 2010 Event University students in England and Wales protest the government's plan to increase tuition fees and make higher education funding cuts 2010 Event Students in Britain plan a nationwide protest against a proposal to charge up to $9,000 pounds per year for tuition fees 2010 Event In Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, the government dismisses criticism from rights groups and opens a 'protest park' 2010 Event India is crippled as trade unions declare a general strike to protest a hike in fuel prices 2010 Event Buildings across Bangkok are set on fire by red shirt protesters after the military stormed a protest camp in the center of the city 2010 Event Iran calls upon Muslims around the world to act in protest in response to Israel's plans to build in East Jerusalem 1994 Death Karel Kryl, folk singer, songwriter, guitarist, wrote protest songs critical of the Communist regime, dies at 49 1992 Event "Tin Bigha Day" protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh 1990 Event Antiwar protest marches begin in 20 U.S. cities (for U.S. - Iraq war) 1990 Event Nora Dunn and Sinead O'Connor boycott Saturday Night Live to protest Andrew "Dice" Clay's hosting 1989 Event Desmond Tutu leads biggest anti-apartheid protest march in South Africa 1988 Event Spanish General strike to protest austerity measures 1986 Event 20,000 mine workers protest closing of Hasselt Belgium mines 1969 Event John Lennon returns OBE to protest UK's support for Vietnam War 1969 Event Vietnam Moratorium Day; millions nationwide protest the war 1968 Event U.S. Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving "black power" salute as a protest during victory ceremony 1963 Event 225,000 students boycot Chicago schools in Freedom Day protest 1962 Event Dodgers protest wetting down of Candlestick to slow Maury Wills down 1960 Event Protest strike in Poznan Poland 1956 Event Holland and Spain withdraw from Olympics, protest Soviets in Hungary 1955 Event West German unions protest for 40-hour work week and more wages 1947 Event A movement among Card players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie Robinson and the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon 1945 Event 1000 whites walk out of Gary, Indiana schools to protest integration 1944 Birthday Karel Kryl, born in Kromenz, Czechoslovakia, folk singer, songwriter, guitarist, wrote protest songs critical of the Communist regime 1943 Event Dutch artsens protest against nazis 1943 Event Dutch RC bishops protest against persecution of Jews 1943 Event Dutch churches protest at Seyss-Inquart against persecution of Jews 1943 Event William H. Hastie, civilian aide to secretary of war, resigns to protest segregation in armed forces 1942 Event RC churches protest, Dutch bishops stand against spread of Judaism 1942 Event Dutch actors protest obligatory membership of Culture Chamber 1940 Event Protestant churches protest against dismissal of Jew civil servants 1940 Event Black leaders protest discrimination in U.S. Armed Forces 1937 Event Indians overturn Yankees' 7-6 win by a protest 1935 Event 300 Dutch ice cream salesmen protest against Italian competition 1923 Event Belgian Working people Party protest against occupied Ruhrgebied 1920 Event Yankees win protest of 1-0 White Sox win and game is replayed 1917 Event Silent Parade in New York City to protest murders of blacks in race riots 1912 Event AL President Ban Johnson tells Tigers if they continue protest of Ty Cobb's suspension, they will be banned from baseball 1911 Event Red Tuesday-20,000 protest for universal rights 1909 Event White firemen on Georgia RR strike to protest hiring blacks 1899 Event Black Americans observed day of fasting to protest lynchings 1894 Event Commonweal of Christ (Coxey's Army) arrives in Wash, DC 500 strong to protest unemployment; Coxey arrested for trespassing at Capitol 1867 Event Blacks stage ride-in to protest segregation in New Orleans 1741 Event Dutch people protest bad quality of bread 1688 Event Quakers conduct 1st formal protest of slavery in Germantown, Pennsylvania 1678 Event Lady Godiva rode naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes 1563 Event League of High Nobles routes 2nd protest against King Philip II
