11.   It was the first time a German Greenpeace activist has been sentenced to a jail term, Henningsen said.

12.   It was a different scene Monday when police with clubs broke up a protest march in Jakarta as the nine activists were sentenced to prison.

13.   Many opposition activists have been sentenced for prison terms and fines for taking part in the rallies, most of which have been banned by the authorities.

14.   Nine activists were sentenced to jail terms of up to five years, part of a crackdown against anti-government figures, an opposition group reported Sunday.

15.   The Shiite Muslim activists were reportedly sentenced Saturday, the Bahrain Freedom Movement said in a statement faxed from London.

16.   Three opposition activists have been sentenced to jail terms of up to three years for setting a power sub-station on fire, newspapers reported Sunday.

17.   Three confessed Abu Nidal activists have been sentenced to life imprisonment in the case.

18.   Two anti-nuclear activists were sentenced to prison Friday for damaging an antenna the Navy uses to communicate with nuclear submarines.

19.   Three pro-democracy activists were sentenced Tuesday to seven days in jail for disrupting a legislative session.

20.   Two more opposition activists were sentenced to two and three years in prison, the radio said.