Our students described similar instances of intimidation, and occasionally, verbal abuse: "The environment is intimidating, medicine is like the army, it's a silent thing, the system is cruel, most seniors talk as they are moving, we have time but no decision making as he's your senior, he knows terribly much more so its allowed for it to be like a military school.
Instances of intimidation, snooping and arbitrary arrests are chilling.
Though there were instances of intimidation, police say they have recorded no official complaints.
Northeastern migrants in Bangalore have reported instances of intimidation and assault, though no serious injury has come to light so far.
Over the weekend, only scattered logistical problems and sporadic instances of intimidation were reported to election observers, who had been bracing for much worse.
The 18 October 2001 presidential balloting in The Gambia was riddled with irregularities and problems, ranging from a truncated campaign period designed to favour the incumbent to instances of intimidation and violence against opposition political leaders and supporters.
According to Human Rights Watch, there were limitations on the ability of the accused to defend themselves effectively; numerous instances of intimidation and corruption of defence witnesses and judges; and flawed decision-making by inadequately trained lay judges.
State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert strongly criticized the Russian elections in a news briefing Tuesday, citing a preliminary report by a monitoring group, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which noted instances of intimidation.
Others have also recorded instances of intimidation and deportation, while the UN working group of experts of people of African descent last week called on the government to take steps to prevent arbitrary deportations and adopt measures to address allegations of racial profiling during deportations of people of Haitian descent.
