11.   It restrains Congress from making laws that curtail our freedom of speech and expression.

12.   The American Shooting Sports Council is up in arms, so to speak, about the effort to curtail its freedom of expression.

13.   What is even more worrisome, journalists here say, is the degree to which officials in more stable countries in the region are moving to curtail press freedoms.

14.   Critics of the government say Hariri wanted to curtail freedom of the press, a charge the prime minister has denied.

15.   In December, parliament abolished colonial-era laws permitting indefinite detention of individuals without trial and curtailed freedom of speech and assembly.

16.   It further claimed the Turkish government have persecuted Turkish human rights defenders and curtailed the freedom of opposition press to conceal the scale of rights violations.

17.   Many believers lived in Communist countries where religious freedoms were curtailed until recently.

18.   No laws have been enacted curtailing these freedoms, but Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa frequently urges the public to tread carefully on issues sensitive to China.

19.   Prior to the meeting, Rifkind sounded upbeat on the future of Hong Kong despite worries that Beijing will curtail political freedoms.

20.   Ramos apologized publicly to the IBP over the incident but Grapilon said they may file charges against the presidential guards for curtailing their freedom of expression.