Sentence examples for widespread intimidation from inspiring English sources

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Some officers were stunned even that many voted, given the reports of widespread intimidation.

Under the Taliban women faced widespread intimidation and harsh restrictions on their lifestyles.

His henchmen have been accused of widespread intimidation of the opposition by foreign charities and agencies and by the church.

This had been slowly getting some refugees back across the border to East Timor, despite widespread intimidation from the militias.

Bashir's Sudan was being rehabilitated, even as he strolled to victory in presidential elections characterised by widespread intimidation.

The federation has been subject to allegations of widespread bullying and intimidation among its leadership, and was criticised for the way it handled the "plebgate" affair, which led to the resignation of former government chief whip Andrew Mitchell.

This week's national elections have been marred by low turnout, protests and violence in refugee camps and allegations of widespread voter intimidation.

In the state's most violent cities, like Camden, Trenton and Newark, prosecutors have struggled to close murder cases against the backdrop of widespread witness intimidation.

Even as rates of incarceration continued to grow, the widespread, blatant intimidation and oppression of African Americans subsided, as did the urban unrest that had engulfed American cities.

A lawyer for victims of the violence, Wilfred Nderitu, warned of grave consequences of such widespread witness intimidation, saying it "could spell the death knell for this court and for international criminal justice".