ðə dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪɾɚz wɜː pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪnðɪ ˈænjuːəl sˌɛləbɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ʌv nˈoːɹweɪ, wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn aʊtlˈɔːd baɪ tʃˈɑːɹlz ɹˌoʊmən fˈoːɹtiːn dʒˈɑːn ʌv swˈiːdən, kˈɪŋ ʌv swˈiːdən ænd nˈoːɹweɪ, ðə pɹˈiːviəs jˈɪɹ.
The demonstrators were participating in the annual celebration of the Constitution of Norway, which had been outlawed by Charles XIV John of Sweden, King of Sweden and Norway, the previous year.