1.   Other nations condemned the ruler for repressing dissent.

2.   Over the years, Saddam has crushed insurgencies, used chemical weapons against his own people and bloodily repressed dissent even within his own family entourage.

3.   Supporters of the resolution said Turkey was repressing dissent and mistreating political prisoners.

4.   Aristide said the attack on the National Palace was an attempt to assassinate him and overthrow democracy, but the opposition charges it was staged to repress dissent.

5.   Aristide said the attack was an attempt to overthrow his government, but the opposition charges it was a staged event designed to repress dissent.

6.   Aristide said the palace attack was an attempt to assassinate him and overthrow democracy, but the opposition charges it was a staged event designed to repress dissent.

7.   Aristide said the attack was an attempt to assassinate him and overthrow democracy, but the opposition charges it was a staged event designed to repress dissent.

8.   But in the TV interview Friday, he seemed at pains to ease fears the government would use the crisis to repress dissent.

9.   The government says the palace attack was a coup attempt, while the opposition claims it was staged to repress dissent.

10.   But along with changes on the economic front, there has been no accompanying political reform in China as the communist party continues to repress dissents and monopolise power.