81. Jordan, which is rich in historic sites, has arrested scores of thieves in a nationwide crackdown aimed at curbing a growing number of archaeological thefts. 82. Last month, Beijing executed six men and sentenced another dozen to death heralding a three-month nationwide crackdown on serious crime. 83. Measures included laws to curb smuggling across the country and a nationwide crackdown on illegal mining, GNI said. 84. One of the other legacies of his influence was the concept of nationwide crackdowns on social ills. 85. Police launched a nationwide crackdown on Wednesday ahead of the rally, arresting hundreds of party leaders of activists in a bid to stop it from going ahead. 86. Pakistani police have detained hundreds of religious militants and Afghans in a nationwide crackdown on religious and political violence and after the Egyptian embassy bomb blast, officials said. 87. Similar nationwide crackdowns in the past have been followed by waves of executions of people suspected to have committed major crimes. 88. Such practices led to the closure of eight stations last year during a nationwide crackdown. 89. The campus standoff, over what prosecutors called a pro-North Korean rally, triggered a harsh nationwide crackdown. 90. The German authorities on Friday launched a nationwide crackdown on rightwing extremists, banning two neo-Nazi movements, seizing their assets and raiding dozens of their bases. |