41. Student activists claimed the new restrictions would worsen conditions for poor students who must work while attending school. 42. The activists claimed that Chess City has been built with federal money earmarked for industrial and agricultural programs in Kalmykia, which is on the Caspian Sea. 43. The activists claimed they were pushed and shoved by clergy who locked them in a room Friday, just before Israeli police removed them from the sanctuary. 44. The activists claimed clergy inside pushed and shoved them Friday before police removed them. 45. The activists claimed the police attacked them without provocation, the radio report said. 46. The Israeli ship was seen turning back, and Greenpeace activists claimed victory. 47. There were no official reports of injuries, but opposition activists claimed some demonstrators were beaten badly enough to require hospital treatment. 48. Traveling displays have sparked controversy in Egypt, where some activists claim that antiquities are damaged when sent abroad. 49. Traveling displays in the past have sparked controversy in Egypt, where some activists claim that antiquities are damaged when sent abroad. 50. Union leaders and civil rights activists claimed those picked up by the police had been driven from the rally venue and abandoned in various locations on the city outskirts. |