1.   They claimed to be victims of political persecution following the military crackdown on student protesters.

2.   The military crackdown caused a number of Acehnese to flee to Malaysia.

3.   Massive demonstrations in Bangkok against the premiership of Gen. Suchinda Kraprayoon resulted in a violent military crackdown in mid-May.

4.   The prospect of fresh elections marked a dramatic turnaround in political events following the military crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in May.

5.   And the movie offers an important history lesson about civil rights atrocities in Burma, now called Myanmar, where journalists were banned during the military crackdown.

6.   A military crackdown would risk that assistance.

7.   But no one is quite sure what became of him after the military crackdown that smashed the demonstrations.

8.   In Bolivia and other Latin American countries, the threat of American sanctions has led to brutal military crackdowns in drug-growing areas and alarming human rights abuses.

9.   In the last two years, the military crackdown has led to widespread arrests and defections from the Shining Path.

10.   It shows no signs of abating, despite a relentless Israeli military crackdown.