These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'civil disobedience.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2022 The call to action, organized ad hoc by activists and spread via social media, included protests and acts of civil disobedience.

Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023 Late last month, discontent with excessive controls on everyday life erupted into the largest display of civil disobedience in decades. 2023 For months after the coup, millions across Myanmar took part in protests, strikes and other forms of civil disobedience, unwilling to relinquish freedoms won only recently under democratic reforms that followed decades of brutal military rule. 2023 At least 16 people were arrested for allegedly crowding, obstructing and incommoding another person and one was arrested for alleged defacement during a planned act of civil disobedience. 2021 Jones repeatedly led protestors in acts of civil disobedience, defying police security boundaries outside the Capitol (which was closed due to COVID-19 at the time), and at one point blocking the entrance to the Capitol parking garage to prevent lawmakers from leaving the building. Print length 33 pages Language English Publication date SeptemDimensions 6 x 0. Kyrsten Sinema, who has faced pressure over her opposition to ending the filibuster to pass voting rights legislation. On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience is an essay written by Henry David Thoreau and first published in 1849. 2022 Earlier this month, he was arrested for civil disobedience, and in late July, Jackson was arrested during a sit-in at the Phoenix office of Democratic U.S. Samya Kullab And Salar Salim, Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct. 2022 Yet protests persist, along with other expressions of civil disobedience, such as commercial strikes and drivers honking horns at security forces.

Recent Examples on the Web Numerous armed rebel groups have emerged, while millions of others continue resisting the junta’s rule through strikes, boycotts and other forms of civil disobedience.

On the duty of civil disobedience