Sentence examples for bloody crackdowns from inspiring English sources

"Syria's leaders respond to reforms with bloody crackdowns.

The army's popularity has waxed and waned since then, through decades of military takeovers, bloody crackdowns on protesters, and retreats to the barracks again.

The revolt against the longtime president, modeled after Arab Spring rebellions elsewhere, has churned on for months, with occasional bloody crackdowns on the demonstrators.

"You saw what happened in 1988 and last September," the official said, referring to the junta's bloody crackdowns on pro-democracy demonstrators.

Soldiers were involved in several bloody crackdowns following the fall of Hosni Mubarak, when the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Scaf) took control of the country.

Given the disputed election in 2008, in which hundreds of people died in bloody crackdowns on opposition supporters, Ms. Zimunya said she was simply happy that the main political parties had finally agreed on a Constitution.

A bloody crackdown on his supporters by Chinese troops ensued.

But after this year's bloody crackdown, anti-sectarian slogans are simply no longer credible.

But his bloody crackdown belied the concession, and he is fast losing all legitimacy.

This month, government security forces tried to retake the city, in a bloody crackdown that continues.

HOW did Muslim Brotherhood supporters of Mr. Morsi respond to Wednesday's bloody crackdown?