Sentence examples for a violent crackdown on from inspiring English sources

Ruiz got into trouble after a violent crackdown on a teachers' strike backfired last Spring.

The protesters have been demanding Zakharchenko's resignation after a violent crackdown on a small rally last month left dozens injured.

In 1952, Pakistan engaged in a violent crackdown on Bengali-speaking students in Dhaka, the capital of East Pakistan.

A violent crackdown on opposition protesters in 2003 here in the capital city was a turning point.

Burmese human rights activist Aung Myo Min fled his homeland in 1988 after a violent crackdown on dissidents.

They stem from a violent crackdown on antigovernment protesters after a presidential election in December 2010 that international observers called deeply flawed.

Rights groups criticized the government for what they called a violent crackdown on those demonstrations, saying that scores of people — including journalists — were beaten and detained.

It's troubling that even as the king has been talking about reform, he has engaged in a violent crackdown on peaceful protesters in the last few months.

There were allegations of torture by members of the military police and videos showing a violent crackdown on protesters during the small hours of 9 April.

But after popular protests for democracy culminating in the mass demonstration at Tiananmen Square in 1989, Deng ordered a violent crackdown on dissent.

At the moment, at least part of Iran's ruling elites appear to have lined up behind Ahmadinejad, thus increasing the odds of a violent crackdown on protesters.