crackdown on unrest
1crackdown — [[t]kræ̱kdaʊn[/t]] crackdowns N COUNT A crackdown is strong official action that is taken to punish people who break laws. ...anti government unrest that ended with the violent army crackdown. Syn: clampdown …
22011 crackdown on dissidents in the People's Republic of China — The 2011 crackdown on dissidents in the People s Republic of China refers to the arrest of dozens of mainland Chinese rights lawyers, activists and grassroots agitators in a response to the 2011 Chinese pro democracy protests.[1][2][3][4][5]… …
32008 Tibetan unrest — Events Places: Sichuan Lhasa Qinghai Gansu International reaction 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay Orange refers to areas in the Pe …
42010 Thai military crackdown — A makeshift shrine on the spot where a protester was shot Location Bangkok …
52007–2008 Ethiopian crackdown in Ogaden — Ethiopian crackdown in Ogaden Part of the Insurgency in Ogaden Rebels filmed in a rare Al Jazeera report from the Ogaden …
62008 unrest in Bolivia — The 2008 unrest in Bolivia began with protests against President Evo Morales and calls for greater autonomy for the country s eastern departments. Demonstrators escalated the protests by seizing natural gas infrastructure and government buildings …
7International reaction to 2008 Tibetan unrest — This article gives the international reaction to the 2008 Tibetan unrest, from countries worldwide. The 2008 Tibetan unrest was a series of attacks and protests concerning human rights in China in the build up to the 2008 Summer Olympics. There… …
8Response to the 2005 civil unrest in France — The 2005 civil unrest in France initiated a domestic and international response.DomesticPolitical Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, who has consistently advocated a tough approach to crime and restoring law and order, was a major probable… …
9May 2005 — was the fifth month of that year. It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days, on a Tuesday. May 2005: ← – January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September –… …
10May 29, 2005 — (Sunday) * A London newspaper reports that Merrill Lynch, New York, is trying to persuade at least seventeen members of the corporate derivatives team of rival investment bank JP Morgan to defect. An anonymous source/headhunter quoted in the… …
