1.   It would not be fair to accuse the authorities of doing nothing.

2.   They accuse the authorities of intimidating others to stop them joining their ranks.

3.   The local authorities had been accused by security officials and the Soviet press of laxity or even connivance.

4.   Foreign observers also accused the authorities of widespread malpractice.

5.   It established a monitoring mission to Estonia, where ethnic Russians, backed by the Russian government, were accusing the authorities of discriminating against them.

6.   Amnesty International, the human rights group based in London, accused Chinese authorities of blatantly violating the legal rights of followers of Falun Gong.

7.   Amid worsening economic conditions and a freeze in peace efforts, many Palestinians accuse the authority of corruption, abuse of power and violating the rule of law.

8.   Afterward, Cooley accused the authority of attempting to strip the advisory panel of its autonomy.

9.   From remote Lingyuan Labor-Reform Camp in Liaoning Province, he smuggled out a letter accusing the authorities of torturing him, and he staged several hunger strikes.