81.   He urged the Hanoi government to open up to new ideas and ease its repression of political dissent, his relative said.

82.   However, it continues to react harshly to expressions of political dissent, the report said.

83.   Human rights groups and other critics of the system, however, say it would be used to gather intelligence about citizens and clamp down on political dissent.

84.   Ibadan has regularly been a center for political dissent.

85.   In our experience, guaranteeing the right to religious worship and the right to political dissent does not threaten the stability of a society.

86.   In those days the agency had been a crucial tool in suppressing political dissent.

87.   In Russia, Spain, India and elsewhere as well, some foresee the anti-terror offensive being turned into a campaign against political dissent.

88.   In the meantime, his army has been used to firmly control political dissent.

89.   It is not immediately clear if the clash is related to reports of ethnically driven political dissent.

90.   Karimov has been accused by international human rights groups and Western governments of cracking down on independent media and political dissent in this former Soviet republic.