21.   A senior pro-Iranian Shiite Muslim cleric on Friday renewed criticism of Egypt over its recent crackdown on Shiite activists.

22.   A recent crackdown on prostitution has cleared most Havana streets of the parade of prostitutes that once lined major boulevards.

23.   Although the brotherhood is officially outlawed, until the recent crackdown it was allowed to operate openly and even run candidates under the banner of other parties.

24.   ASEAN has resisted Western criticism for tightening relations with Burma despite the recent crackdown on the pro-democracy movement led by Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

25.   But it said it would continue a recent crackdown against what it calls illegal emigration.

26.   Castro has vigorously courted his Caribbean neighbors in recent years and is unlikely to be criticized for his recent crackdown on political dissidents.

27.   Chidchai said recent crackdowns in Samut Sakhon had nabbed hundreds of illegal foreign workers at the biggest fishing firm in the province.

28.   Chinese authorities have used charges of endangering state security to sentence other pro-democracy activists to lengthy jail terms in a recent crackdown.

29.   Critics call the recent crackdown evidence of paranoia.

30.   Criticized for a recent crackdown on the media, Cambodian leader Hun Sen reversed a government order Thursday to shut down six pro-opposition newspapers.