151 changes in diplomatic and other representation

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"In order to express disapproval of the policies of another country, a government will at times recall its own diplomat or other officials without breaking diplomatic relations, or ask that a foreign diplomat be replaced. Sometimes one government will place at the head of its diplomatic corps in another country an official holding a rank so low as to be an insult to the host country. At other times a country will voluntarily close, or be requested by the host country to close, certain of its offices, such as consulates—again, without breaking diplomatic relations."...

((Sharp, Gene. The Politics of Nonviolent Action (p. 364). Albert Einstein Institution. Kindle Edition.))

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005 declarations of indictment and intention

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008 banners posters and displayed communications

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003 declarations by organizations and institutions

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033 fraternization

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049 camouflaged meetings of protest

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High scoring campaigns using this method

Historical cases from the Nonviolent Action Database that used this method

Pakistani lawyers protect constitution and reinstate judges (Save the Judiciary Movement), 2007-2009

10.0/10

On March 9, 2007, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf suspended Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry from his duties on the Court in response to Chaudhry’s challenges to his Presidency. Interpreted as an attempt to reduce the power and inde...

Dominican activists challenge Rafael Trujillo’s dictatorship (Fourteenth of June Movement), 1959-1960

4.5/10

Rafael Leónidas Trujillo ruled the Dominican Republic from the moment he won the fraudulent elections of 1930, up until his assassination in 1961. Through his more than thirty-year rule, Trujillo demanded strict obedience from all Dominicans, and had...

Indians march for Goan Liberation, 1954-1955

4.5/10

Goa, a state in Western India that borders the Arabian Sea, was a Portuguese colony until 1961. The anti-colonial movement of Goa started in 1910, when the Portuguese monarchy was abolished after a popular revolution, and went through several phases ...

Low scoring campaigns using this method

Historical cases from the Nonviolent Action Database that used this method

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Effectiveness profile

Success by Opponent
Government / State Body 4.5
Judiciary / Legal System 10.0
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Risk by region

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Americas
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Risk by regime

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