Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 68 clampdown 67 crackdowns 63 crackdown 47 repression 45 bloody crackdown 44 curbs 44 clamp 44 detentions 43 clamping 43 repressive 43 restrictions 42 curfews 42 spate 42 upheavals 42 protests 42 uprisings 41 unrest 41 brutal crackdown 40 rebellions 40 draconian 40 revolts 40 tighter controls 39 upheaval 39 purges 38 authoritarian regimes 38 violent clashes 38 clamped 38 upsurge 38 tightening 38 clashes 38 raids 37 censorship 37 severely restricted 37 authoritarian 37 abuses 37 jailing 36 assaults 36 authoritarian rule 36 offensives 36 incursions 36 bans 36 prohibitions 36 freedoms 36 subversion 35 curtail 35 curtailing 35 regimes 35 instability 35 rein 35 uprising 34 demonstrations 34 pro democracy 34 confrontations 34 Crackdown 34 curbed 34 imposed 34 flashpoints 34 outrages 34 rioting 34 turmoil 34 revolt 34 flurry 33 regime 33 arrests 33 crises 33 tightened 33 backlash 33 proliferation 33 violence 33 autocratic 33 assassinations 33 denunciations 33 authoritarianism 33 revolutions 33 invasions 33 restricting 32 curtailed 32 coups 32 rampant corruption 32 riots 32 bloodshed 32 rights abuses 32 reforms 32 emboldened 32 repress 32 civil liberties 32 excesses 32 curbing 32 indiscriminate 32 backsliding 32 wave 32 President Bashar 32 imposed curfew 32 attacks 32 democratic reforms 32 scandals 32 shutdowns 31 tightly controlled 31 closures 31 sanctions imposed 31 reprisals