crackdown
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The activist said he wanted "to salute all the students who conducted themselves with remarkable restraint" during Monday's crackdown on the CJP.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
For Chhavi, documenting the protest continued once the crackdown began.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The White House, meanwhile, is divided on how to respond to recent advances in Chinese AI and has weighed crackdown measures, report Amrith Ramkumar and Tina Li.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Workers at Starbucks Korea have formed a labour union, the company confirmed on Sunday, following a marketing fiasco that evoked painful memories of a 1980 government crackdown on pro-democracy activists.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Most New Yorkers loved this crackdown on its own merit.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
CJP is a national movement born out of a satirical campaign, rather than an actual party, and has faced heavy police crackdowns.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
He used his access to a vast database of information about foreign nationals in the UK to trace Hong Kongers who had fled pro-democracy crackdowns for his Chinese contacts.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
His arrest was part of one of China’s biggest crackdowns on Christianity in decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
A surge in arrests of suspected foreign scammers in Sri Lanka has authorities concerned that the island is fast becoming a hub for online crime, following sweeping crackdowns in hotspots Cambodia and Myanmar.
From Barron's ● May 17, 2026
The police crackdowns mounted, and more and more migrants came to the church.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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