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A watchdog has launched a crackdown on misleading sunbed adverts, warning tanning firms they must not claim their beds are safe or can treat medical conditions.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

The current crackdown has been described as "unprecedented" by 135 media organisations and rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Has crackdown on crime in city centre worked?

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

After the 2019 protests were curbed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the sweeping security law, Wong was a leading target in the crackdown on dissent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

In the few minutes of privacy we’ve had, with me walking him back to town, I gather that the rumblings of an uprising in 12 have been subdued by Thread’s crackdown.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Facing the collapse of his government amid anti-democratic crackdowns and widespread labor unrest, Cuban President Gerardo Machado hightailed it to Florida in 1933.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

"But the long delay, including North Korea's pandemic self-isolation and domestic socioeconomic crackdowns, shows what a difficult partner Pyongyang can be for Beijing."

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

From Batman masks to offline maps, young Indian protesters have responded to one of New Delhi's toughest security crackdowns with improvised tactics designed to evade surveillance and keep demonstrations alive.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

In a period defined by government crackdowns on free speech, technological data mining and increasing 1st Amendment lawsuit filings, workshop attendees may use samizdat as a means of subversion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

The police crackdowns mounted, and more and more migrants came to the church.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario