"We cannot but stand firmly against all illegal, violent protests and actions on the grounds that we must protect the people."

This was the first act of illegal protest against the powerline.

Employees were told not to support the students and to reject any form of illegal protest (demonstrations and posters fell into this category).

A1 Chinese students held illegal protests in the eastern city of Nanjing.

In November 2006, he was charged with organizing an illegal protest, but a magistrate later dismissed the charges.

There were few explicit and illegal anti-British protests during the last century of colonial rule.

He has led his supporters into the streets in illegal protests and blockades of government facilities and businesses.

The government has used heavy police presence to block rallies as well as arrest protest leaders to stop illegal public protests.

He complains that illegal protests carry a maximum sentence of five years.

'Five years for an illegal protest and 15 for revealing state secrets.'