21.   The Serb authorities have generally banned television companies from sending material through their own equipment without censorship.

22.   Turkish authorities recently banned female students from wearing head scarves on campus.

23.   Police in the capital beat and detained several opposition leaders trying to stage a rally which the authorities had banned on Friday.

24.   Police in Tirana also used force against anti-government protesters as the Forum for Democracy tried to stage a rally that had been banned by authorities.

25.   Police in Tirana also used force against anti-government protesters, beating and detaining several opposition leaders trying to stage a rally that had been banned by authorities.

26.   Police surrounded several hundred protesters in Davos, where local authorities had banned demonstrations during the annual World Economic Forum.

27.   A Russian news agency reported that Kalmykian authorities had banned a rally scheduled for Monday in honor of Yudina.

28.   After the Chechen war ended last August, Muslim authorities banned alcohol, cracked down on prostitution and began religious instruction in schools.

29.   After the Chechen war ended a year ago, Muslim authorities banned alcohol, cracked down on prostitution and began religious instruction in schools.

30.   After the bombings, Kenyan authorities banned the five aid agencies, saying they were a security threat.