Sentences with phrase «crackdowns against»

Unfortunately, the small number of erotic authors and publishers who pushed the line too far have resulted in a general trend toward increased crackdowns against legal erotic fiction at some retailers.

But compared with the new leadership, they were more measured and less methodical in their crackdowns against the flow of information.

Wang is the first general still in active military service to be brought down since President Xi Jinping launched his massive crackdown against deep - rooted corruption in the military in 2013.

Prince Bader splurged on this controversial and decidedly un-Islamic portrait of Christ at a time when most members of the Saudi elite, including some in the royal family, are cowering under a sweeping crackdown against corruption and self - enrichment.

After a year of speculation, Sessions has rescinded the Obama - era Cole Memo, opening the door for a federal crackdown against recreational cannabis businesses.

In a statement, the president and founder of the group China Aid, Bob Fu, said, «His arrest marks a major escalation in the crackdown against those who oppose the forced demolition of crosses.

An international Christian charity has claimed there is a renewed crackdown against religion in China.

An international Christian charity has claimed there is a renewed crackdown against religion in Chin... More

The minimum wage is increased from today, as the government pledges a crackdown against those companies who are not paying their employees enough.

In late September, Egyptian authorities began a crackdown against the country's queer communities after fans of Mashrou» Leila, an outspoken Lebanese indie rock group with an openly gay band member, displayed a rainbow flag at the group's concert in Cairo.

For publishers, the biggest fear in the realm of digital comics is, of course, piracy - Â an area recently thrust into the limelight with the FBI's crackdown against illegal site HTMLcomics.com.

Not exact matches

Speaking to Reuters just ahead of his release Saturday, Alwaleed said that there were no charges against him following his arrest as part of a nationwide crackdown on corruption last November.

It could be that because we've brought more cases in the last few years against some well - known names that that's interpreted as a crackdown, but that's simply more a reflection of the fact that time has gone by since we've updated the guides in 2009 to make it clear it applies to social media marketing.

Looking for a way to battle against a potential crackdown by the Trump Administration on legalized marijuana, California lawmakers have turned to another area where they don't always see eye - to - eye with officials in Washington.

But the relationship has become fractious since an attempted coup against Erdogan in July 2016 and a subsequent crackdown.

The United Nations, Western nations and rights groups have decried a crackdown by Hun Sen against his critics ahead of a July general election.

The crackdown on information comes just months after President Donald Trump announced a new Afghanistan strategy aimed at breaking a battlefield stalemate by accelerating Afghan - led operations against the Taliban and other insurgent groups in the country.

A crackdown in Ontario last month put the spotlight on these products when the province's financial services regulator issued $ 1.1 million in fines against four parties that were involved with syndicated mortgages for real estate development projects in which Ontario - based Fortress Real Developments Inc. was a developer or development consultant.

Some say many of the media affected by the current crackdown backed purges against other sectors in the past.

He's sent social media - missives against Trudeau's proposed business tax crackdown, decrying Rachel Notley's NDP government for not doing the same.

One company, Kali Digital Eco-Systems, has already appealed to the High Court in Delhi against the recent RBI crackdown.

But even though rhetoric against illegal immigration and an immigration crackdown has been a hallmark of the Trump administration, the issue in many churches isn't always a politically partisan one.

The Montreal Expos, who were the first team to visit after the city announced its tax crackdown, rose up against this attempt at taxation without representation with a latter - day Boston Tea Party.

In a statement, former President Barack Obama spoke out against Trump's efforts to seal the United States borders against people from seven predominantly Muslim countries, siding with protesters around the country outraged at the crackdown on immigration.

Meanwhile, shadow home secretary Chris Grayling pledged a crackdown on Islamic extremists, especially those who protest against the armed forces.

He says George Osborne is this week lobbying against an EU crackdown on bonuses.

The Rockland County DA's Office continues its crackdown on drug dealers, announcing this week the filing of charges against 37 individuals for allegedly selling oxycodone, ecstasy, percocet and other highly - addictive pharmaceuticals, as well as heroin and cocaine, throughout Rockland County.

However, the visit was not recorded in the Committee's records or mentioned in its final report - which came out against the Government's planned crackdown.

Cable's vow to «act against abusive practices in zero hours contracts» coincides with the Labour leader's recent pledge also to crackdown on zero hours contracts.

«Jonnie's excessive sentence for a prank that hurt no one, committed by someone with no criminal record, against a man whose media empire has ruined lives, is yet more evidence of government crackdown on dissent.

In her final State of the City address, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner said the city will stand defiantly against an impending federal crackdown on undocumented immigrants.

They rallied at City Hall last week against police crackdowns on violent gangs.

California and its Democratic - controlled Legislature have built a reputation for leading resistance against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

After wave of threats against JCCs, IDC announces Religious Freedom Package Legislative measures crackdown on hate against all religious groups Albany, NY — After four bomb threats were lodged against Jewish Community Centers in New York, members of the Independent -LSB-...]

Protest against the US crackdown on science communication will take many forms — we shouldn't let differences of approach divide us

When she accuses Willoughby of being «too busy torturing black folks» to solve her daughter's murder, there's an unmistakable echo of the case of the recently pardoned Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who in his anti-immigrant crackdown fever ran an office that failed to investigate hundreds of sex crimes against children.

Asked if you can destroy buildings in single player, he continued «No, you can't, and in some respects that goes against the grain of what Crackdown is -LSB-...] we really wanted to create a new multiplayer experience that bent that.»

Developed by original creator Dave Jones, Crackdown 3 will deliver cooperative mayhem and an all - new multiplayer mode where destruction is your ultimate weapon against friends and rivals online powered by Microsoft Cloud

This staggering first novel is set in 1970s Argentina during the so - called dirty war, carried out by the military regime against real or imagined insurrectionaries; the author sensitively follows the plight of a husband and wife who lose their son in the military crackdown.

The unprecedented crackdown on freedom of expression since July 2015's attempted coup against President Erdoğan, carried out under the state of emergency regulations, has seen at least 29 publishing houses closed.

A crackdown is beginning on Volusia County dog and cat owners who have not licensed and vaccinated their pets under a 2 - year - old animal control ordinance, animal control officers said.Bill Foster, animal control director, said that so far no one has been prosecuted for failing to license a dog or cat or for not having the animal inoculated against rabies.

Crackdown can now be picked up for less than # 10, however it is a few years old, so can it hold it's own against those new up - start games?

We'll probably get a better look at previously announced Xbox One exclusives such as Sea of Thieves, Crackdown 3 and State of Decay 2, but Microsoft will need to pull out some big surprises if it wants to stand a chance against Sony's excellent 2017 slate of PS4 games.

Developed by original creator Dave Jones, Crackdown 3 will deliver cooperative mayhem and an all - new multiplayer mode where destruction is your ultimate weapon against friends and rivals online powered by Microsoft Cloud.»

The penalty fees were increased in January in an attempt to give the Bureau's battle against pollution more impact and to enhance the public's faith in the crackdown.

Other Canadian cities have also attempted crackdowns, levying fines against drivers and even seizing their vehicles.

The UK and EU are planning a crackdown on cryptocurrency trading, and in the US, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has enforced actions against ICOs believed to be related to fraud.

Following China's crackdown on trading against the yuan, some of the country's major bitcoin exchanges are now shifting to the OTC market.

Overstock is pushing back against the idea an inquiry into its tZero ICO is part of a broader SEC effort to crackdown on poor industry practices.

The forum was censored as part of a broader crackdown on sensitive - topics subreddits for violating «Reddit's policy against transactions involving prohibited goods or services.»