Sentence examples for launched a crackdown from inspiring English sources

But security forces have launched a crackdown against the group, arresting thousands on charges of violence.

He launched a crackdown and the movement was formally dissolved in 2005.

He has launched a crackdown on corruption and official extravagance (see article).

The authorities launched a crackdown, and the number of stowaways began to decline.

Authorities then launched a crackdown targeting the Brotherhood and other opponents.

Pakistan denies the accusations but recently launched a crackdown on militant groups inside its borders.

He has launched a crackdown on opposition non-governmental organisations, accusing some of them, Putin-style, of being foreign agents.

Chinese officials yesterday launched a crackdown on "vulgar" websites including Google and the country's leading search engine, Baidu.

The military launched a crackdown with all the ferocity that one has come to expect from Robert Mugabe's regime.

The congregation launched a crackdown on liberation theology under then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, fearing what was deemed as Marxists excesses.

In the wake of a clash in Grenoble in July between police and youths of North African origin, Sarkozy launched a crackdown on illegal immigration.