![]() ![]() One of its earliest massive implementations was by Egyptians against the British occupation in the nonviolent 1919 Revolution. ![]() In its most nonviolent form (known as ahimsa or satyagraha) it could be said that it is compassion in the form of respectful disagreement.Ĭivil disobedience has been used in many well-documented nonviolent resistance movements in India (Gandhi's social welfare campaigns and campaigns for independence from the British Empire), in South Africa in the fight against apartheid, in the American Civil Rights Movement, and in peace movements worldwide. ![]() It is one of the primary tactics of nonviolent resistance. Civil disobedience is the active refusal to obey certain laws, demands and commands of a government, or of an occupying power, without resorting to physical violence. ![]()
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