Пример употребления: Meanwhile, the main opposition and its allies have announced a 40-hour nation-wide strike from 6 July in protest against the government's decision to abolish the caretaker system of administration, which oversees general elections. (BBC News).
Seven men have sewed their mouths shut and more than a thousand Iranians, Moroccans and Pakistanis have blocked a train line on the Greek-Macedonian border, in protest against a recent decision by some Balkan countries to block certain nationalities from heading towards northern Europe. (The Guardian).