71.   Officials of the Association of Family Members of the Arrested and Disappeared have denied requests to comment on the case, citing fears about their safety.

72.   On Thursday, Iran canceled orders for Irish beef, citing fears of mad cow disease.

73.   Police Chief Uffe Kornerup banned a demonstration for this year, citing fears of more violence.

74.   Relatives refused, citing fears of the police and pressing their demand for all bodies to be released at the same time.

75.   Respondents cited fear of retribution, anxiety about their treatment by police or courts and inconvenience as reasons for failing to report a crime.

76.   Smirnov cited fear of harsh hazing practices as one of the reasons potential conscripts avoid the draft.

77.   She cited fear of violence and inadequate laws against domestic abuse, the problems of poverty and limited educational and business opportunities as hindrances to women.

78.   Some truck drivers refused to cross protest lines, citing fears for their safety.

79.   Still, the officials called for increased controls of industrial radioactive materials, citing fears that such materials could be used by terrorists.

80.   The Interior Ministry on Friday slapped travel bans on some former government ministers, citing fears they could smuggle valuables or state secrets abroad.