1. An example is a group of Japanese peace activists who were kidnapped in Iraq in 2004.

2. The number of companies targeted by activists have also risen to 608 from 187.

3. Some activists and monitoring groups placed the death toll at 70 to 100.

4. The police took away some of the activists but later released them.

5. The Syrian activists had no information on what agent could have been used in the assault.

6. Some activists from the left are still deciding whether to join the protests.

7. Other activists said eight people had been killed and two were wounded.

8. The issue of veteran suicide has become a political cause for activists and legislators.

9. Some environmental activists have criticised Apple for not making its products more green.

10. The dawn explosion has also been reported by other activists networks but the source was unclear.

11. The theory has been a topic of debate among activists and researchers.

12. China has jailed activists in the past for setting up political parties.

13. She said gay activists had been asking Mr Obama to sign the executive order for five years.

14. The activists say the tent city is meant to be a safe space.

15. Hundreds of activists turned out in Times Square in New York to protest.