21.   Until a few decades ago, the Scandanavian governments forbade their language from schools and discouraged their cultural identity.

22.   Pornography is illegal in Vietnam, and the government also forbids videos, music and publications that promote Western values.

23.   Christianity remains a sensitive subject in China, where the communist government forbids worship outside state-sanctioned institutions.

24.   He said that since the government forbade drilling in the past it would expose itself to legal and financial claims if it permitted it now.

25.   However, the group is not believed to have the means to carry out the attacks and acknowledges that the Iranian government has forbidden them.

26.   Mahathir said his government would forbid violent protests in Malaysia against the U.S. actions, but that some peaceful demonstrations may be allowed.

27.   Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto has made reform of the bureaucracy a top priority, and the government in December forbade bureaucrats from accepting gifts from the industries they regulate.

28.   The government forbade international adoptions in October.

29.   The government has forbidden state hospitals to perform female circumcisions, just months after authorizing them to do so in an attempt to curb botched operations by clumsy amateurs.

30.   The government forbids foreigners from expressing opinions about Mexican domestic politics.