1.   Human rights advocates fear that Putin, a former KGB agent, intends to curb press freedoms.

2.   Instead, Hussein pushed through Parliament a draconian press law that severely curbs freedom of speech.

3.   It is seeking to curb our freedom to innovate and to improve our products, a principle we cannot compromise away.

4.   Still, there are signs that freedoms will be curbed in Hong Kong, which has become one of the most open cities in Asia.

5.   After the verdict, Mater urged Turkish authorities to repeal laws curbing the freedom of expression.

6.   As head of the human rights group, Keskin is frequently in court for breaching Turkish laws that curb freedom of speech.

7.   Bekdil is the latest journalist to be convicted under laws that severely curb freedom of expression, and have led to the imprisonment of numerous writers and journalists.

8.   Cementing his wide powers in a referendum last fall, he has formed an obedient parliament and has moved to crack down on the opposition and curb media freedoms.

9.   Europe and the United States have called on Turkey to crack down on torture in police stations and reform its laws curbing freedom.

10.   Gordon severely criticized the proposal, saying it would curb freedom of the press.