Sentence examples for citing violence from inspiring English sources

Turkish Cypriot opponents, citing violence against them in the 1950's and early 1960's, questioned whether they could ever feel safe without the Turkish soldiers.

In 2008, the presidency seemed in his grasp when he beat Mugabe in the first round, only to withdraw from a runoff, citing violence against supporters that left more than 200 people dead.

Mr. Mugabe won Friday's runoff with 85percentt of the vote, according to the official count, after Mr. Tsvangirai boycotted the election, citing violence aimed at his aides and supporters.

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai threatens to pull out of unity government, citing violence against his party's members.

More than 12,000 people have fled to neighbouring countries in recent weeks citing violence ahead of June's presidential election, the UN refugee agency says.

"The situation in Syria is dire," she said, citing violence by government and rebel armed groups.

He cited violence by mobs in Benghazi and other rebel-held cities against sub-Saharan Africans, seen as pro-Qaddafi mercenaries, who had been "unlawfully arrested, mistreated and killed".

It cites violence against Latinos, including the murders over the past five months of three immigrants: José Sucuzhañay in Brooklyn last week, Marcelo Lucero in the Long Island town of Patchogue on Nov. 8, and Luis Ramirez in Shenandoah, Pa., on July 14.

However, his argument about America's moral authority is not a new one: Russia, China, North Korea and other autocratic nations frequently cite violence and disorder on American streets to justify their own practices, and to make the case that the United States has no standing to criticize them.

In a checklist of bad practices, the State Department cites violence against women; restrictions on freedom of expression, assembly, movement, and religion; arbitrary arrests; denial of due process by the judiciary; prosecuting human-rights activists and reformers; prisoner abuse; and pervasive discrimination based on gender, religion, race, and ethnicity.

I have asked children why they left their home countries, and they overwhelmingly cite violence as the number one reason.