1.   As the van carrying Elian departed, agents used pepper spray to prevent protesters from approaching.

2.   A day earlier, embassy officials began shredding sensitive documents when they became concerned that Beijing police were not going to prevent protesters from entering the building.

3.   The bill also includes a provision that would prevent violent protesters at abortion clinics from using bankruptcy laws to evade fines and damages.

4.   The police seemed intent only on preventing protesters from entering the summit area.

5.   Police prevented protesters from getting in.

6.   Outside the Chilean Embassy, police prevented jeering protesters from entering the building or blocking the path of Chilean government officials.

7.   Police also used tear gas to prevent the protesters from getting to the central Independence Square, site of the parliament building.

8.   Police blocked roads to prevent more protesters entering Surabaya.

9.   Police prevented several protesters from removing a Bosnian flag from the town hall.

10.   Policemen were posted on the sidewalks to prevent protesters from gathering to show solidarity for jailed dissident leader Anwar Ibrahim.