The national leaders sought a remote location for their next meeting, while the groups that came to march pondered how to deal with violent protesters.

On more than one occasion, police clashed with violent protesters, making newspaper headlines.

The statement beseeched the pro-Assad forces as well as the violent protesters to "exercise maximum restraint".

He urges activists not to see police officers as adversaries, and to try to dissuade violent protesters from disrupting demonstrations.

The questions asked in the interview are absurd and the attempt to frame the narrative from the perspective of innocent police vs. violent protesters is pathetic.

The last of the violent protesters were apparently taken away by a large passenger bus.

On Wednesday, he authorized police to fire on violent leftist protesters.

The statement beseeched the pro-Assad forces in addition to the violent protesters to "exercise maximum restraint".

While police battled violent protesters outside, trade ministers failed to agree on much inside.

How would they be viewed, especially after pictures of violent protesters were broadcast around the world?