1.   In parts of Oaxaca, pro-government forces have resorted to violence to stifle the opposition.

2.   Its policy since then has been to stifle opposition while opening its economy.

3.   Opposition politicians claim the government trumped up the charges to stifle the opposition.

4.   Critics had warned it could be used to stifle opposition and prevent negotiations with the guerrilla group, which then posed a military threat to the government.

5.   He has moved to stifle the opposition and the free media that claimed the vote results were unconstitutional.

6.   He issued a scathing account of the brutal tactics employed by the Iraqi leadership to stifle political opposition.

7.   His apparent attempts to stifle opposition have cast doubt on whether the vote will be free and fair.

8.   His attempts to stifle the opposition have cast into doubt hopes that the vote will be free and fair.

9.   He was accused of using the regulations to stifle political opposition.

10.   Kabila, who has been fighting a civil war since last August, has routinely harassed and jailed political opponents and journalists in a bid to stifle opposition.