11.   School boards that have tried to outlaw Halloween parties as promoting ancient occult influences have increasingly been forced by angry secular parents to let the kids have their fun.

12.   The government responded with repression and violence, outlawing the party and rounding up its Islamist opposition figures by the thousands.

13.   The new constitution outlaws Islamic parties, strips power from the Parliament and allows the president to rule by decree.

14.   While encouraging political participation in villages, he outlawed political parties, claiming they would only breed chaos.

15.   Political parties are outlawed in Swaziland, which is run by virtual decree by King Mswati III.

16.   A draft of a new Algerian Constitution that outlaws political parties based on religion or language received a resounding rejection Thursday from key parties whose backing could be crucial.

17.   Algerian President Liamine Zeroual recently sponsored and won a similar referendum, which outlaws parties based on language or religion.

18.   But the NPD told reporters the threat to outlaw the party was just a veiled bid to kill off an awkward political foe.

19.   By an overwhelming majority, Spanish lawmakers took a first step Tuesday toward outlawing the party seen as the political wing of the Basque separatist group ETA.

20.   El-Bashir also has outlawed political parties.