1.   Attempting to silence media by force must not be allowed to happen.

2.   But Media-Most and its supporters said Gazprom was acting on behalf of the Kremlin to silence critical media.

3.   But they were denied entry by the company director, and the attempted raid brought protests the state was trying to silence critical media.

4.   Critics of Kuchma often accuse the Ukrainian authorities of attempting to silence opposition media in the former Soviet republic.

5.   Critics of President Leonid Kuchma and of presidential allies frequently accuse the Ukrainian authorities of attempting to silence opposition media in the former Soviet republic.

6.   Economic development is frequently used as a pretext to silence the media, to harass the opposition, to crack down on unions and to jail dissidents.

7.   Foes of President Leonid Kuchma say he is trying to silence opposition media.

8.   Instead, the government has stepped up repression, silencing independent media and cracking down on dissent.

9.   Now, by silencing the media, Mr Mugabe is making clear that he will not tolerate criticism, let alone opposition.

10.   Supporters of an independent NTV say he was simply installed as a front for a Gazprom campaign to silence critical media.