1.   The government did, however, attack the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights, the Paris-based dissident group that first reported the detention of the two monks.

2.   Azerbaijani officials only reported the detention Tuesday.

3.   No detentions were reported there.

4.   Police did not report any detentions, however.

5.   The group dispersed peacefully and no detentions were reported.

6.   The detentions were not reported until days later due to poor communications from the remote area, officials in Manila said.

7.   The Hong Kong-based group also reported the detentions of several other dissidents, most of whom apparently were released after questioning.

8.   U.N. officials in the area and Iraqi Kurdish representatives have reported the detention of civilians and house searches.