31.   Protests were not banned in Istanbul.

32.   Saudi Arabia bans the protests and has warned it will deal harshly with offenders.

33.   The communist government generally bans protests for fear they will escalate into unrest.

34.   The communist government generally bans protests.

35.   The government has banned further protests and arrested scores of people, mainly from Tehran, which has been under tight security for the past several days.

36.   The government announced Friday that police will only ban public protests on national security grounds if the protesters advocate the independence of Taiwan or Tibet.

37.   The government did not ban the protest.

38.   The government had banned such protests.

39.   The government had banned such protests, fearing they would start unrest and harm relations with the United States.

40.   The government of Prime Minister Leon Kengo wa Dondo has banned all protests until the war is over.