1.   Besigye, a physician and retired Army colonel, alleged that ballot boxes were stuffed and that supporters were prevented from vote.

2.   British troops in armored vehicles patrolled the streets of Banja Luka Friday night in an effort to prevent Karadzic supporters from detaining Ms. Plavsic.

3.   The ink, he said, would prevent congress supporters from voting.

4.   After banning them from a central square, a heavy police force Tuesday prevented supporters of the opposition Socialist Party from staging a major protest rally outside party headquarters.

5.   An Associated Press reporter in Gaya District saw workers of the governing Janata Dal party openly preventing supporters of other parties from voting Saturday.

6.   An Associated Press reporter in Gaya District saw workers of the governing Janata Dal party openly preventing supporters of other parties from voting.

7.   De Jesus is reportedly suffering from a lack of food and water, but police have prevented supporters from bringing him supplies.

8.   Earlier Sunday, Puerto Rico Secretary of State Norma Burgos overruled police, who had been preventing supporters from bringing food or water to De Jesus.

9.   However, the two politicians have refrained from making any commitment to prevent their supporters from launching general strikes or boycotting parliament.

10.   Hundreds of riot police blocked off roads in the well-heeled neighborhood to prevent his supporters from marching after the van.