11.   Authorities banned the protests under sweeping security laws but organizers in the National Constitutional Assembly vowed to defy the ban.

12.   Bangladesh has banned political protests in three districts that are dominated by tribespeople four days ahead of a ceremonial surrender of arms by rebels, an official said Wednesday.

13.   Both Jordan and the Palestinian authority have banned such protests, fearful of the message they may send to the United States and its allies.

14.   Brussels Mayor Xavier de Donnea had banned the protest and said he would press charges against organizers.

15.   But since protests were banned under the regime, police told them to move on, so they started marching around the square.

16.   But the hard-liners have regrouped in the past few days and succeeded in banning all protests except one for their own supporters on Wednesday.

17.   Chaudhry responded earlier this month by banning future protests, saying police advised him they may not be able to cope.

18.   Counter-demonstrations were announced Tuesday, after which regional judicial official Hans-Peter Uhl banned all protests.

19.   He also banned protests.

20.   In the eight days since taking power, it has claimed control of the government and military for Kabila, broken up an opposition demonstration and banned further protests.