But Kennedy was extremely receptive to arguments that the government had unduly restricted freedom of speech especially in the area of campaign finance.
Upon assuming office following Sadat's assassination, one of Mubarak's first acts was to declare a state of emergency that barred unauthorized assembly, restricted freedom of speech and allowed police to jail people indefinitely.
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It restricted his freedom of movement for much of 2002, but he is now back to his best.
Authorities wanting to increase council tax by more than a certain percentage must currently seek approval through a local referendum, and freedom is restricted by the government's "paternalistic" offer of a grant to freeze council tax, the commission says.
It provoked outcry among some scientists who said their academic freedom was being restricted.
But wherever the government has stepped in to control the Web, that freedom has been restricted or squelched.
And then you have the local people who live there, many of whom are Pashtun, they belong to tribes that straddle the border, they don't want to see it walled and their freedom of movement restricted.
As you walk through this exhibit of great textiles, carpets, ceramics and metalwork, paintings, books and jewelry, one can only think about the changes that have taken place in several of these countries, where freedom has been restricted either recently or for long periods of time.
So in some of your countries, freedom of the press is still restricted.
He restricted the practice of such basic rights as freedom of the press and assembly, while simultaneously preventing nongovernmental organizations from providing the oversight needed to bring such human rights violations to the attention of the global community.
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Freedom uses 128-bit encryption, which is currently restricted for export under U.S. laws, although that may change soon.
"If they're not restricted in what they can do and there's no consumer protest, people could lose their freedom of choice, " he says.
If you view the pressure of social norms as a way to restrict individual freedom, then this can easily be seen as progressive or conservative, depending on the behavior being restricted.
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