1.   Across the sea in Azerbaijan, for instance, the police have repeatedly used violence to disperse opposition rallies.

2.   Dozens were hurt as soldiers with batons and riot shields dispersed the rally.

3.   Police and military officers will defy any order from Estrada to disperse rallies or harm opposition leaders, the officer added.

4.   Police first blocked the street and then tried to disperse the rally, saying it was causing a traffic jam.

5.   A top official with the Moscow-back Chechen government told the ITAR-Tass news agency police would move to disperse the rally Friday.

6.   After the Moscow-backed government promised on Wednesday to have the rally dispersed, the demonstrators vowed to resist any such efforts.

7.   Amnesty International noted that Belarusian authorities have previously condemned the use of force in dispersing peaceful rallies, but have continued the practice nonetheless.

8.   Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has cracked down on the independent media and sent baton-wielding police to disperse opposition rallies.

9.   Four journalists with Yeni Musavat were injured earlier this month when police dispersed a rally by newspaper employees.

10.   Four journalists with Yeni Musavat were injured last Friday when police dispersed a rally by newspaper employees.