The demonstrators say they will stay there until the factory is shut or moved.
Shehehabi shot video that she said showed teargas and shotgun pellets being used on the demonstrators.
The demonstrators said they resorted to the peaceful protest after their views were ignored.
Demonstrators said this week was the first time unions showed up in support of the demonstrators.
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The demonstrators say they resorted to the peaceful protest after their views were ignored.
One of the protestors, Michael Gough, said the demonstrators felt they had made their point.
But the demonstrators' views on Britain coincide with those of many inside Iran's conservative establishment.
He said he felt the investigation was only directed at the demonstrators and not the police.
But the demonstrators persisted, looking toward the police, shouting and throwing their hands in the air.
Then the policemen who were chatting amicably with the demonstrators might have to arrest them.
The Western media have been unanimous in their sympathetic coverage of the demonstrators in Egypt.
So the demonstrators who now follow European leaders around are, in some respects, a sign of success.
"We won't allow the rehabilitation of Stroessner's legacy", said one of the banners carried by the demonstrators.
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The demonstrators were repeatedly met by large groups of police officers, some of whom wore riot helmets.
But the demonstrators spurn this, saying it will make the developers richer but not make housing cheaper.
But some native leaders have warned the demonstrators that the disruption could cost them support from non-native Canadians.
The demonstrators were angry at constitutional reforms which the government says will modernise Guatemala's economic and regulatory systems.
And many of the demonstrators are homeless people, according to people familiar with the union and its practices.
Plenty more Belarusians sympathise with the demonstrators than are willing to face the temperatures and truncheons on the square.
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Led by Code Pink founder and California Democratic fund-raiser Jodie Evans, the demonstrators were not welcomed by Egyptian authorities.
Speakers at a mass meeting in a car park opposite the Lindsey refinery said the demonstrators were standing firm.
Among the demonstrators were musician Seun Anikulapo-Kuti, son of afrobeat innovator Fela Kuti, and activists Femi Falana and Ganiyat Faweyinmi.
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The demonstrators carried Iraqi and Arab League flags, and many of them were wearing hats with the Arab League logo.
Egyptian riot police stopped the people from going through the crossing and fired water cannons at the demonstrators, witnesses said.
Mr Saleh continues to talk about mediation and dialogue with the demonstrators.
Chokchuang Chutinaton, a local doctor marching with his wife, explained that the demonstrators had many reasons for wanting rid of Mr Thaksin.
The demonstrators included farm labourers, domestic workers, union leaders and immigration activists.
One consistent message among many who support free trade is that the demonstrators are hurting the very people they seek to help.
After rebuffing repeated charges, police brought in tear gas and water cannon and used them to push the demonstrators into side streets.
The last of the demonstrators was led away about an hour-and-a-half later.
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