1.   Interior Ministry officials have said that they can not guarantee safety for protesters, so public protests will be banned indefinitely.

2.   The law bans organized protests and, by implication, any form of opposition.

3.   Governments that routinely ban protests have turned a blind eye.

4.   Islamic fundamentalists were expected to try to organize demonstrations even in countries such as Jordan and Egypt, where such protests are banned.

5.   On hearing of the protest, the Casper City Council held an emergency meeting Thursday night and unanimously passed an ordinance banning protests during funerals.

6.   Police banned the protest in Lagos, but hundreds of students gathered near the outdoor venue in defiance.

7.   A police spokesman said the officers were exercising normal enforcement of regulations banning protests on the palace grounds.

8.   After pro-Iraqi rallies in the West Bank turned into clashes with Israeli soldiers, Palestinian police said Tuesday they would ban all protests that led to violence.

9.   Although unauthorized public protests are banned, in many cases, the authorities have sought to defuse such demonstrations peacefully, particularly when they involve the elderly.

10.   Authorities banned another protest called Monday by six political parties.