11.   Nor has he taken vocal stands on the international problems of political oppression of government opponents and denial of human rights.

12.   The ceremony left a powerful political symbol unattended, and government opponents nearly filled the square, taking over a commemoration they had disdained in the past.

13.   The grant went forward even though the group had long been accused by human rights monitors of harassing and sometimes killing government opponents.

14.   The media was then used to sustain the conflict, government opponents say.

15.   The young, sophisticated government opponents who operate ICN certainly agree, and consider their broadcasts a kind of mission that must not be allowed to end.

16.   Other parties urged government opponents to create a unified front that would help organize protests of the results.

17.   Police have detained two political activists in the latest of a series of arrests of government opponents, two Syrian human rights groups said Sunday.

18.   Police arrested a right-wing politician on subversion charges, the latest in a series of arrests of government opponents.

19.   Police have detained five political activists in the latest roundup of government opponents, the official Syrian News Agency said Sunday.

20.   Ramos says the bills are needed to combat rising crime and international terrorism, but critics say they could also be used against government opponents.