It was just such a "protest zone" that got Mr. Bursey in trouble last fall.
Following the precedent set by previous hosts, the organisers in Beijing have established three protest zones.
This left only one open side of the protest zone for entrance and exit.
During the 2008 Summer Olympics, it was selected as one of the three protest zones.
A coalition of groups protesting the Iraq War challenged the planned protest zones.
However, he ultimately rejected the petition to move the protest zones closer to the FleetCenter.
The whole concept of protest zones has a chilling effect on dissent and opposition of any kind.
Motorcycles, scooters and vans filled the pavement just beyond the border of the protest zone.
They spent no less than three hours to reach the protest zones at Wan Chai, marching in such a way.
He was among at least a half-dozen people detained after they applied for legal permits to stage a demonstration in designated protest zones.
