51.   Opposition lawmakers feared it could be used to stifle political dissent.

52.   Police, used by the government to help suppress political dissent, had absolute authority.

53.   Political dissent is barely tolerated.

54.   Political dissent is not tolerated, the press is state-controlled and international human rights groups have consistently given Karimov low marks.

55.   Police arrested a leader of street protests against Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, raising opposition accusations Tuesday that Mahathir was trying to suppress political dissent.

56.   A government determined not to go the way of its fellow communists in the former Soviet bloc seems bent on stamping out every flicker of political dissent.

57.   Abacha has since cracked down on political dissent despite promises to return the country to democracy.

58.   Angry opposition legislators held the parliamentary speaker captive again Monday to block a controversial spy bill which they claim is aimed at suppressing political dissent.

59.   Authorities in China have loosened some controls over the every day lives of ordinary citizens, but continue to use harsh sentences to suppress any political dissent.

60.   Before the announcement of a new president, thousands of youths demonstrated Thursday morning against Buyoya, whom they accuse of fostering political dissent in Burundi.