11.   He has restored Soviet symbols such as the hammer-and-sickle, closed newspapers and taken other steps to muzzle the media.

12.   Human rights groups and opposition activists say the laws are intended to muzzle the media and suppress anti-government dissent.

13.   Human rights groups and opposition activists say the laws are intended to muzzle the media and suppress dissent in Zimbabwe.

14.   Human rights groups and opposition activists say the laws are intended to muzzle the media as part of wider effort to suppress dissent in Zimbabwe.

15.   Human rights groups and opposition activists said the laws are intended to muzzle the media as part of wider effort to suppress dissent in Zimbabwe.

16.   Lawmakers from the ruling ZANU-PF party are also expected to push through a bill next week aimed at muzzling the media.

17.   Media owners and government critics have accused the government of President Kim Dae-jung of trying to muzzle critical media through the tax investigations.

18.   Many also want to muzzle the media to prevent it from joining in power struggles as China begins a transition to a new generation of top leaders next year.

19.   Media-Most and its supporters say the action is an attempt to muzzle independent media, while government officials deny any political motivation.

20.   The Paris-based media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, has protested the arrests of Bassil and Younis as an attempt to muzzle the media.