Along with other GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries, Bahrain has cracked down hard on internet activism.
At home, Putin has cracked down on the new freedoms without curbing the old corruption.
We cracked down on unscrupulous lenders and credit card companies that charge hidden fees.
The war started when al-Assad's forces cracked down on civilians demanding more freedoms and government reform.
Security forces cracked down, leading to more than a dozen deaths and sparking international condemnation.
During the years of military rule from 1964 until 1985, the government cracked down on unions.
Aid from Germany has surged since his government cracked down on imports of stolen Mercedes cars.
He has publicly criticised shoddy work on the dam, and cracked down on corruption.
One reason why Mr Thaksin remains so popular is that he cracked down on the overlords.
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He cracked down on the wealthy rogues who enriched themselves during the Yeltsin era.
Eventually the government cracked down on borrowers and lenders alike, so the money dried up completely.
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Governments across Europe have cracked down on the practice of using secret accounts to avoid taxes.
The regime has cracked down on the delivery of services by independent relief workers and organizations.
The agency also cracked down on other local charities with ties to money laundering, among other things.
Near the end of 1981, the Soviets and their Polish collaborators cracked down, attempting to obliterate Solidarity.
It was linked to multiple assassinations and violent uprisings, was cracked down on by the Egyptian government.
Administrators have cracked down on physical aggression in schools, enforcing zero tolerance policies for fighting between students.
He suspended civil liberties and cracked down on opposition parties, paving the way for the police state.
Authorities cracked down, even pulling over Street View vehicles to make sure they had stopped collecting personal information.
The way he cracked down on theologians who questioned orthodox teaching earned him the nickname "the Panzer Cardinal".
But the army soon cracked down on the Burmese bloggers, just as they cracked down on everything else.
Meanwhile, America has cracked down on North Korean counterfeiting operations, one of the country's few successful export industries.
It has a tricky relationship with Uzbekistan, whose dictator, Islam Karimov, has cracked down heavily on Islamic militants.
Myanmar's generals, far from democratising, have cracked down even harder on their opponents since the Indonesian leader's visit.
It depicts a child's-eye view of shortages, strikes and martial law that cracked down on the Solidarity trade union.
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But hardliners, recognising their most effective enemy, cracked down on the press ferociously.
Although the city has occasionally cracked down in recent years, the law has not been widely enforced for decades.
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Putin also cracked down on pro-democracy and foreign non-profits critical of Russian democracy.
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Mr Grant cracked down on bad behaviour, temporarily kicking out a third of the school in his first fortnight.
Gadhafi, Amnesty said, cracked down on his opponents in protecting his 1969 revolution.
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