51. Chinese workers who have lost their jobs at a military uniform factory are seeking permission to stage a demonstration next Sunday, a protest organizer said Thursday. 52. Computers, floppy discs, books and confidential files were seized during the police raids and one protest organizer was arrested. 53. Construction union leader Saul Mendez, a protest organizer, said those demonstrating fear rates will increase if the water utility is privatized. 54. District of Columbia Police Chief Charles Ramsey urged protest organizers anew to denounce violence and work to get troublemakers out of their ranks. 55. Four protest organizers were detained at a pro-Pasko demonstration earlier this week at the headquarters of the Federal Security Service in Moscow. 56. He too, has refused to meet with protest organizers. 57. Houle says police will identify and contact protest organizers before the summit. 58. Hooghart and fellow protest organizer Gilbert Tjon Atjoe were arrested Wednesday for failing to obtain police permission for a protest by dozens of government workers. 59. If the demand is not met, protest organizers said they would lead citizens en masse to the capital Tirana on Monday. 60. In advance of the demonstration, protest organizers said their message would take precedence over civil disobedience. |