11.   Those who left were expressing dissent with the July IRA truce that has led to negotiations.

12.   Elsewhere around the country, other warlords have also expressed dissent and are ruling their respective territories regardless of the new central authority in Kabul.

13.   The United States welcomed a report that Cuban President Fidel Castro had released six political prisoners but emphasized many more remained in prison for expressing dissent.

14.   Those who express political dissent in any form are subject to arrest and detention.