21.   Several Arab countries had also curtailed press freedoms.

22.   The government denied Tuesday it planned to curtail freedom of the press in Kenya but said there is a need to change laws that govern the media.

23.   The report contends that local journalists have been jailed, their freedoms curtailed, a growing number of dissidents and protesters have been detained without charge.

24.   They see the committee as an ominous attempt to curtail freedom of expression.

25.   Former South African president Nelson Mandela on Thursday called on governments to halt attempts to curtail freedom of the press.

26.   A Bangladeshi journalist and campaigner against Islamic fundamentalism charged with treason blasted the government Sunday for curtailing his freedom of expression.

27.   Both have been condemned for containing clauses that severely curtail freedom of the press and the ability of workers to strike.

28.   The press law, published last month, gives the authority wide powers to curtail press freedom.

29.   Under the emergency the army was deployed to fight the rebels and some press freedoms were curtailed.

30.   US President Bill Clinton was not impressed by any possible moves to curtail religious freedoms.