His successor, Michael Howard, beat a humiliating retreat on performance-related pay after the police staged a mass 20, 000-strong protest rally at Wembley Stadium.

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The Afghan foreign ministry summoned the Pakistani charge d'affaires Shah Nazar Afridi in Kabul to lodge a "strong protest" over the latest violence, according to a statement.

BBC: Second Afghan-Pakistan border clash in a week

It began on Thursday following a a 300-strong staff and student protest about proposals to outsource 235 campus jobs.

BBC: Sussex students continue to occupy university building

The occupation began in a conference room in Bramber House on 7 February following a 300-strong staff and student protest.

BBC: Students bussed in to join University of Sussex protest

The sit-in at the university conference centre follows a 300-strong staff and student protest on Thursday over plans to outsource 235 campus jobs.

BBC: Sussex students occupy university buildings

It set out proposals for two new bodies, an office where people apply for permission to hold a parade or a protest, and an 11-strong adjudication body charged with deciding what happens in the event of a dispute.

BBC: Parades Commission not going anywhere

He was a strong supporter of the controversial Newbury bypass, a focus of environmental protest.

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In 2011, demonstrations took place outside Tate Britain in protest at BP's sponsorship and an 8, 000-strong petition was handed to the Tate calling for an end to the partnership.

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Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), the oldest religious party in Pakistan, boycotted the 2008 elections in protest at former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, but it has fielded some strong candidates in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh.

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Despite his strong loyalties to Mr. Maliki, Mr. Mutlaq walked out of a cabinet meeting today in protest of the Hawija killings.

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