Saturday evening, as Katehi left campus, dozens of students sat cross-legged and with their arms linked in a silent protest.

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Atilla Dorsay, doyen of Turkish film critics, said on Monday he would stop writing film reviews as part of a "silent protest" against the closure.

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The dissenting magistrate, Norimichi Kumamoto, quit the bench in silent protest.

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Though friends and family of the suspects protest innocence, CAIR officially has been silent on the issue.

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"Trayvon is dead, and we cannot be silent, " said Bryant-Davis, whose brother, Jamal Bryant, was an organizer of some protest rallies in Florida.

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