11.   Authorities imposed a curfew on many parts of Ahmadabad and banned large gatherings in least a dozen other towns in the state to prevent renewed violence.

12.   Authorities imposed a curfew on many parts of Ahmadabad and banned large gatherings in at least a dozen other towns in the state to prevent renewed violence.

13.   At the time, an emergency order banned gatherings of more than five people.

14.   Authoritarian governments usually used an economic boom as an excuse to abuse human rights, like closing down newspapers or banning opposition gatherings.

15.   But still in force are repressive laws including one that bans political gatherings in the streets of five or more people.

16.   Earlier this month the High Court effectively cancelled an order by Nujoma banning political gatherings without written police permission and aimed at protests against the dam.

17.   Fearing a student uprising, the government has ordered university classes to end by Friday -- a week early -- and banned all gatherings on campuses across Serbia.

18.   He said that despite decrees banning such gatherings, the government had shown leniency by allowing her to hold them inside her compound.

19.   However, Serbian police banned the gathering.

20.   In Kuwait City, police banned public gatherings on Thursday as they had on Independence Day on Wednesday, for fear that Iraqi agents might carry out terrorist attacks.