Demonstrations which are organized by the government of that nation
"Day of Young Women" on 9 August 1951
Friedrichshain during the
3rd World Festival of Youth and Students
Government-organized demonstrations or state demonstrations are
demonstrations which are organized by the government of that nation.
History
The
Islamic Republic of Iran ,
[1]
[2] the
People's Republic of China ,
[3]
Republic of Cuba ,
[4]
Kirchnerist
Argentina ,
[5] the
Soviet Union ,
[6]
Fascist Italy , and
Nazi Germany among other nations, have had government-organized demonstrations.
In Iran, demonstrations such as the anniversary of
Islamic revolution , are organized by government. In the past, people at these demonstrations have chanted "Down with Israel" and/or "
Death to America ".
[7]
[8]
The
North Korean government regularly organizes demonstrations against
South Korea or the
United States or in support of government policies.
Modern use
On 16 November 2013, amid
protests against the Oresharski government in Bulgaria , the ruling
Bulgarian Socialist Party organized a demonstration in support of their own governance, which had at the time the lowest-ever popularity amongst the Bulgarian population since
the end of one-party rule .[
citation needed ]
A similar example happened in Poland on 13 December 2015 when
Jarosław Kaczyński 's party,
Law and Justice , changed their annual unofficial celebrations of the anniversary of the
introduction of the Martial Law into a pro-government rally
[9] to counterbalance a 50 000 strong "prodemocratic demonstration"
[10] organized by the
Democracy Defence Committee , protesting against what they called the breaking of the
constitution by Law and Justice'
president
Andrzej Duda and
Beata Szydło 's government.
During the
Bolivarian Revolution , state employees in Venezuela have often been forced to participate in government-organized demonstrations or counter-demonstrations.
[11]
[12] After the arrest of Colombian businessman
Alex Saab , who had close ties with the Nicolás Maduro administration and indicted with money laundering, the Venezuelan government organized a demonstration in support of Saab.
[13]
During the
2018–2020 protests in Serbia,
Aleksandar Vučić , the president of Serbia and the ruling
Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), launched a campaign titled "Future of Serbia" as response to the protests.
[14]
[15]
[16] Vučić and SNS again organised a demonstration in response to the
2023 Serbian protests .
[17]
[18]
[19]
See also
References
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Analysis: Iran Sends Terror-Group Supporters To Arafat's Funeral Procession "...state-organized rallies..."
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Why Washington and Tehran are headed for a showdown the hedgefund journal 16 April 2006
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Global News, No. GL99-072 China News Digest June 3, 1989
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Cubans ponder life without Fidel THE WASHINGTON TIMES 2 August 2006
^ Nicolás Pizzi (2012-07-29).
"Militancia todo terreno: Sacan a presos de la cárcel para actos del kirchnerismo" [All-terrain militants: Prisoners are taken out of jail to take part in Kirchnerist demonstrations] (in Spanish). Clarín. Retrieved July 29, 2012 .
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"Democracy in the Former Soviet Union: 1991-2004"
Archived 2007-09-27 at the
Wayback Machine Power and Interest News Report 28 December 2004
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"The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Israel, Hezbollah continue attacks" .
^
How should Americans understand phrases like "Death to America" and "Great Satan"? PBS , an interview with
Azar Nafisi
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"Warszawa: Marsz Wolności i Solidarności 2015. Manifestacja PiS 13 grudnia w Warszawie [ZDJĘCIA]" . 13 December 2015.
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"Nawet 50 tys. osób przeszło ulicami Warszawy. Marsz KOD zakończony" . TVN24 .
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"El chavismo cerca Caracas pero los opositores llenan las calles" .
El Mundo (in Spanish). 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2021-11-21 .
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"Así amenaza el chavismo para forzar al voto: "Quien no vote, está botado" " .
El Mundo (in Spanish). 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2021-11-21 .
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"Alex Saab se defiende en una carta y recibe apoyo del chavismo" .
Deutsche Welle (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-21 .
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"Na mitingu Budućnost Srbije govorili domaći i strani političari" . Glas Amerike (in Serbian). 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2023-06-03 .
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"Skup "Budućnost Srbije": Odmeravanje snaga sa opozicijom" . BBC News na srpskom (in Serbian (Latin script)). 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2023-06-03 .
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"Iza kulisa: Miting "Budućnost Srbije" " . BBC News na srpskom (in Serbian (Latin script)). 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2023-06-03 .
^ Marković, Tomislav (21 May 2023).
"Pripreme za Vučićev kontramiting: Pritisci, prijetnje i podmićivanje" . Al Jazeera (in Bosnian).
Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023 .
^ Živanović, Katarina (23 May 2023).
"Spiskovi, ucene i pretnje: Kako naprednjaci skupljaju pristalice za kontramiting 26. maja?" . Danas (in Serbian).
Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023 .
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"SNS miting po pljusku, Vučić najavio odlazak sa čela stranke, Dodik povikao: "Živela Srbija, Srpska i Rusija" " . BBC News (in Serbian (Latin script)). 26 May 2023.
Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023 .