India’s foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, sought to justify India’s abstention.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/08/against-the-tide-india-bars-protests-that-support-the-palestinians-00126044

More than 100 people attended a pro-Palestine protest outside a fundraiser for East MP Matt Rodda, with demonstrators saying that his "unforgivable" abstention from a ceasefire vote would lose him votes at the election.

Source: https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/pro-palestine-protest-held-outside-28126813

One course, titled “Ethnic Studies: World Geography,” passed by a margin of three votes in favor and one abstention; the other, “History 10 Ethnic Studies World Histories Course,” passed unanimously.

Source: https://jewishjournal.com/community/358384/campus-watch-may-4-2023/

The abstention drew disapproval from around the council chamber.

Source: https://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/23230543.new-trafford-council-leader-confirmed-tom-ross/?ref=rss

The ordinance did not address abstention.

Source: https://www.aspendailynews.com/news/cocaine-bear-uses-clever-maneuver-to-win-aspen-city-council-seat/article_0908c970-d068-11ed-b173-1b41992fe58d.html

We’re almost done with Dry January, a transatlantic experiment in abstention that started a decade ago in the United Kingdom.

Source: https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comment-dry-january-encourages-a-look-at-our-drinking-habits/