"It's dangerous for us, too". Two decades ago during Bratton's previous stint as commissioner, his "broken windows" crackdowns targeted public drinking, panhandling and most notably the squeegee men who sprang out at intersections to wash the windshields.
In line with the government's recent military crackdowns targeting Sadrist militiamen and officials, the raid on the mosque, Imam Ali, underscored the bitter, often violent feuding across southern Iraq between those loyal to Mr. Sadr and forces allied with the government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki.
The sweep marks the latest in years of crackdowns targeting the drug bazaar that has long operated on the streets of skid row, preying on a homeless community where addiction is a major problem.
24 25 26 Excessive force, including physical and sexual violence, can be a feature of police "crackdowns" targeting street populations.
Authorities then launched a crackdown targeting the Brotherhood and other opponents.
The crackdown targets suspected followers of U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara accuses of masterminding the coup attempt.
The authorities subsequently launched a sweeping crackdown targeting Morsi's supporters in which hundreds of people were killed and thousands jailed.
At least 10 young Chinese labour protesters have been detained as part of a crackdown targeting a rise in student activism at elite universities across the country.
Though the effort sputtered in a matter of hours, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded with a monthslong crackdown targeting dissidents across Turkish society.
Kurds Detained in Turkey: Fifty-one people, among them senior members of Turkey's main Kurdish party, the rebel Kurdistan Workers Partyy, were detained in a police crackdown targeting Kurdish separatists in 12 provinces.
