11.   At the Blace border crossing to Kosovo Sunday, hundreds of women and children lined up for document checks after being dropped off by taxis and buses.

12.   Authorities used document checks to hinder foreign and domestic reporters from coming, and several local journalists were detained.

13.   Authorities were letting some refugees across, but only after strict document checks.

14.   Dark-complexioned people have long complained that police harass them with document checks and hostile attitudes, especially after terrorist attacks.

15.   During the sweep operations, soldiers conduct house-to-house searches and detain people for document checks.

16.   Even now, police often stop him several times a day for document checks, presumably because of his dark skin.

17.   Her Soviet passport was stolen, leaving her vulnerable to document checks by Moscow police, who are on the lookout for illegal immigrants from the Caucasus region.

18.   He said the border would be opened to refugees for six days and border-crossers would undergo several document checks.

19.   Macedonian authorities were also hampering the passage of cars, often letting women and children across and holding up the men for extensive document checks.

20.   Moscow police also hold arbitrary document checks on the streets, demanding proof of registration, and usually target darker-skinned people from the Caucasus region.