Sentence examples for ordering a crackdown from inspiring English sources

In the interview, Mr. Assad denied ordering a crackdown.

Ministers of the royalist government have been blamed for ordering a crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in which 19 people were killed in April, before the king gave up the dictatorial powers he had seized 14 months earlier.

Mr. Abdullah, who took office in October, has portrayed himself as a new broom sweeping through Malaysia, ordering a crackdown on red tape and corruption in business, the government and the police.

-- President Obama continued his drive for a health care overhaul on Wednesday, ordering a crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid waste and fraud, while in Washington, House leaders said they hoped to have a completed bill to present to rank and file members Thursday morning.

The Thai army has denied ordering a crackdown, saying instead it would organize migrant labor.

Assad defiantly denied ordering a crackdown against protesters and claimed that most of the people killed were either regime supporters or security forces.

In January the government ordered a crackdown.

But it has ordered a crackdown on merchants or producers who are "fixing prices".

But former Pakistani intelligence officials insisted that Mr. Musharraf had ordered a crackdown on all militants.

It ordered a crackdown across the Baghdad region, deploying thousands of Iraqi troops.

In 2006 it brought São Paulo to a standstill after the government ordered a crackdown on its leaders.