They meant to rule by means of repression.

Europeans have felt oppressed by America s excessive demonstration of hard power.

It allows only repression when the government faces protests and opposition outside the established channels.

First, the secrecy surrounding online censorship and repression makes it extra difficult to be accurate.

It is well known that situations linked to political, cultural and social oppression foster an environment that facilitates the development of extremism.

Governments have sometimes reacted with protective measures or macroeconomic initiatives, but in some cases with repression.

Egypt s Islamists the strongest political force on the ground, and the most repressed under Mubarak have serious stakes in this election.

The authoritarian nature of the political regime is at the core of this fragility. It allows only repression when the government faces protests and opposition outside the established channels.

But the Mauritanian regime met the march with oppression and tear gas. The movement had earlier issued a list containing the names of members of the Mauritanian army accused of committing crimes against blacks, especially former president Moaouia Ould Sid Ahmed El Tae.

We look forward to working with the United Nations, its Member States, regional organizations and local authorities in countries emerging from crisis, to further our mutual goal of seeking stable, democratic Governments in regions that have too long been ruled by oppression and conflict.

During the previous year's discussion, his delegation had asked how the international community could turn a blind eye to such repression and aggression, particularly when attempts were being made to re establish economic cooperation among independent countries and to promote international development efforts.

46. While, in contrast to last year, very few open attacks on the freedom of the press were noted during the period covered by this report, the general climate of repression and terror hinders the free exercise of journalistic activity and results in self censorship.

Egypt s Islamists the strongest political force on the ground, and the most repressed under Mubarak have serious stakes in this election. But, rather than uniting to improve their chances, their popular support was split among three candidates, two of whom Morsi and Aboul Fotouh placed among the four front runners.

But when I traveled in Muslim countries and was invited to join a discussion in women only settings within Muslim homes, I learned that Muslim attitudes toward women s appearance and sexuality are not rooted in repression, but in a strong sense of public versus private, of what is due to God and what is due to one s husband.