Do you have any objective information to support that? Certainly some reactionary groups want to stop protests, which are a threat to authoritarian power. The

Do you have any objective information to support that? Certainly some reactionary groups want to stop protests, which are a threat to authoritarian power. The reason is protests are often very effective; they are a threat to their power. Look at Israel now, for example. Look at the US Constitution, which went out of its way to protect protests.