Sentence examples for harsh crackdown from inspiring English sources

A week later, a harsh crackdown was unfolding.

Those who oppose the use of force said the harsh crackdown was marginalizing them.

In Bahrain, five people were killed and hundreds wounded in a harsh crackdown.

Oh? What's the difference with Mr. Ahmadinejad's own harsh crackdown on dissidents?

An assassination attempt in 2002 provoked a harsh crackdown on any whisper of internal dissent.

A harsh crackdown on refugees within Turkey began in October and has continued unabated.

The BNP say this is because a harsh crackdown has prevented supporters assembling for large demonstrations.

The Egyptian government has been overseeing a harsh crackdown on opponents since 2013.

A harsh crackdown on illegal immigrants has belied the notion of a country open to incomers.

Jia's detention comes amid an unusually harsh crackdown on dissent in China.

President Karimov launched a particularly harsh crackdown against Muslims after an Uzbek policeman was beheaded in Namangan in December , 1997