1.   Reformists allege that the killings were part of a campaign by state-sponsored death squads to silence dissent.

2.   Attorney General Amos Wako, who drafted the proposed law on the press council, denied that the government would use it to silence dissent.

3.   He has dissolved Parliament three times in its history, usually to silence liberal dissent, only to reinstate it, usually in response to Western pressure.

4.   They come at a time when all dissent has been silenced and party dominance is being reaffirmed.

5.   This uniform style, opponents say, proves that Labor will change any position and silence any dissent in its desire to win.

6.   Opponents say the vague charges are a pretext for the government of President Rene Preval to silence dissent by jailing its enemies.

7.   China increasingly uses its subversion laws to silence dissent.

8.   He has entrenched power by silencing dissent and creating laws favoring his ruling party.

9.   Ngawang Choephel was one of several people who have been charged under a broad and ambiguous State Security Law that is increasingly used to silence dissent.

10.   NTV is a vocal critic of the Kremlin, and says the actions against Media-Most and Gusinsky are an effort to silence dissent.