81.   The law has often been used by past military governments to suppress political dissent.

82.   The United States has been sharply critical of Lukashenko over the years for suppressing dissent and using heavy-handed tactics.

83.   The U.S. State Department accuses Gadhafi of suppressing dissent and maintaining an extensive state security system that subjects people to arbitrary arrest, imprisonment and torture.

84.   The U.S. State Department also accuses Gadhafi of suppressing dissent and maintaining an extensive state security system that subjects people to arbitrary arrest, imprisonment and torture.

85.   Under past military governments, the agency had been a crucial tool in suppressing political dissent.

86.   Western leaders and human rights groups have widely criticized Lukashenko for consolidating power, suppressing dissent and resisting reforms of the ailing economy.

87.   Uzbekistan has ruthlessly suppressed dissent.

88.   Washington and other Western countries have strongly criticized Lukashenko for suppressing dissent and shutting down opposition media.

89.   While much of the Communist world moved toward democracy in the next few years, China continued to suppress dissent, jail activists and confound American expectations of reform.

90.   Yu said Chiang was a dictator who suppressed dissent.