1.   The authorities denied subsequent newspaper reports that four had been killed.

2.   The Zarean authorities denied the newspaper reports, while acknowledging that there had been student unrest, and refused requests for an international inquiry into the alleged incident.

3.   The Chinese authorities denied that Wang and Chen were on hunger strike.

4.   It was claimed that he had confessed to spying for the US Central Intelligence Agency, but the US authorities had always denied that he had any official connections.

5.   The German authorities denied that they promised any of payments or leniency towards the two Hamadei brothers held in a German prison.

6.   The heath authority always denied negligence.

7.   The authority denies being negligent before, during or after the operation.

8.   The health authority has denied negligence.

9.   Although members of the security forces have been directly implicated in several killings, the police authorities have denied involvement.

10.   At the time, authorities denied rumors that McDuff had been taken from prison to help locate the bodies.