1.   But the purpose of the project has less to do with changing American policy toward repressive countries than scoring political points at home.

2.   In most repressive countries today, civic activists such as election monitors, labor organizers, independent journalists and human rights groups look to Washington for support.

3.   It is impossible to know the extent of these crimes because most take place in repressive countries where reporting is poor.

4.   It was a chilling reminder of the difficult choices journalists in China, like those in many other repressive countries, made every day.

5.   Some older blacks hear echoes of the civil rights movement and Latin Americans from repressive countries understand the Cubans.

6.   The AFL-CIO has a long and honorable tradition of supporting the rights of workers in repressive countries.

7.   U.S. corporations argue that they can be a positive force in repressive countries.

8.   When Taiwan was a repressive country with a bad human rights record, no amount of money could maintain American support.

9.   For one thing, he said, Cuba is still a repressive communist country that persistently violates the human rights of its people.

10.   The Paris-based Reporters without Borders singled out Zimbabwe and Eritrea as the most repressive countries towards the media in Africa.