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Short of that, suffice to say, reprisals take many forms.
He declined to give his surname for fear of reprisals.
It's not worth it to insist or to threaten reprisals.
It says smaller numbers of Ukrainians were killed in reprisals.
All spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
They would say, 'Look, he took care of the reprisals.
They all declined to be identified for fear of reprisals.
They declined to give their names, citing fear of reprisals.
She declined to give her name for fear of reprisals.
The men also fear violent reprisals from the local community.
Those who remain in the city fear reprisals from Assad forces.
Women advocating for the end of child marriage often face reprisals.
He declined to give his full name for fear of reprisals.
Despite openly contradicting CAF, Bility said he did not fear reprisals.
He asked not to mention their names saying he feared reprisals.
The reporters asked not to be identified for fear of reprisals.
The incident should not encourage reprisals against the animals, he said.
Roman reprisals against rebellions were fierce, but such revolts were few.
Relatives declined to speak, saying they were afraid of government reprisals.
Their names have been withheld to protect them from government reprisals.
The resident asked not to be identified for fear of reprisals.
Like others, he withheld his full name for fear of reprisals.
The individual requested anonymity for fear of reprisals by the government.
The Russian militants in Syria have periodically threatened reprisals in Russia.
They denied that pharmacists were under extreme pressure or faced reprisals.
Many also fear the increasingly brutal reprisals of the security forces.
She asked that CNN change it due to fears of reprisals.
The Germans were brutal in their reprisals against the village, Rigault recalled.
The official did not want to be named because he fears reprisals.
But State Department spokesman John Kirby insisted there would be no reprisals.
He spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals from authorities.
All four spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
Many cited fear of reprisals, from the cartel or the security forces.
Throughout Float there are melodies and reprisals, ideas revised, revisited, and flipped.
Police in both capitals had been on alert for post-arrest reprisals.
He declined to give his name for fear of reprisals by militias.
Both declined to speak on the record, though, citing fear of reprisals.
Its modern identity revolves around the massacre and the reprisals that followed.
But fearing reprisals, she agreed to speak only on condition of anonymity.
No longer fearing reprisals for opposing the president, politicians have newfound influence.
Voice staff members declined to comment on Thursday, saying they feared reprisals.
But many more go unreported, advocates say, because the victims fear reprisals.
It would threaten reprisals from trading partners, risking barriers to American exports.
A policy of good will and friendly trade relations will prevent reprisals.
Several spoke on the condition of anonymity, fearing reprisals by the militants.
The Jewish-American community was worried about the reprisals from the Nazis.
Many spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals from either camp.
He said he was too nervous of reprisals to give his second name.
The site also posted similar reprisals from the vaping industry and its allies.
The academic declined to be named for fear of reprisals from the government.
Most were recalled to Turkey, but some chose not to return, fearing reprisals.
Fearful of possible Turkish reprisals, he is reported to be under police protection.
The latest reprisals against the Rohingya fit into a long pattern of persecution.
There could be American reprisals, a backlash in some regions, and humanitarian crises.
Union membership remains small, in part because of intimidation and fear of reprisals.
Regulations drafted under the new law also protected workers against reprisals for organizing.
Even after she promised them anonymity, Ms. Wang said, the workers feared reprisals.
Religious freedom means practicing religion in private without fear of intimidation or reprisals.
Still, Mr. Guaidó faces the possibility of harsh reprisals when he returns home.
Yet other countries' use of national interest provisions has not produced such reprisals.
Many feared that Hezbollah's promised reprisals would provoke a wide-scale Israeli response.
None of the women wanted to speak on record for fear of professional reprisals.
Under Mr Karimov, netizens would have faced reprisals for discussing such a sensitive topic.
Beijing denounced the move and threatened reprisals unless the case against Meng was dropped.
The workers wore face-masks and flak jackets because of the risk of reprisals.
Larios would let the vigilantes ring the church bells to warn of possible reprisals.
Hundreds died over ten days in attacks on policemen and the reprisals they provoked.
Other lawmakers have made oblique references to fears of violent reprisals from Trump supporters.
Most who spoke about it did so on the condition of anonymity, fearing reprisals.
The gang didn't seem interested in reprisals, and she was reunited with her family.
He asked not to be identified by his last name for fear of reprisals.
Everybody is afraid to say anything about, oh, don't say anything; there'll be reprisals.
However, many attacks go unreported because victims are afraid of reprisals from their abusers.
All but a few of those sources spoke on condition of anonymity, fearing reprisals.
"We are so worried," she said, declining to be named for fear of reprisals.
Both spoke on the condition of anonymity because they feared reprisals from the Cholos.
No locals would go on camera to talk about him, for fear of reprisals.
The sources spoke to CNN anonymously, for fear of reprisals from Iran's security apparatus.
Fearing reprisals, European and Asian companies have already cut back purchases of Iranian oil.
While others worried about reprisals, she reassured colleagues that Iran's response would be measured.
Said asked to be identified using just his first name because he feared reprisals.
He spoke to POLITICO on the condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisals.
They withdrew on Wednesday after Washington dispatched extra troops and threatened reprisals against Tehran.
In Bulgaria American pressure repeatedly helped to protect civil-society groups from government reprisals.
Vindman said he was not worried that he would suffer reprisals for speaking out.
Fulani militant attacks and reprisals are responsible for more than 60,000 deaths since 2001.
He refused to give his last name for fear of reprisals from the government.
The bodies are not being removed as residents fear reprisals from ISIS militants, witnesses said.
Fear of reprisals at the hands of perpetrators can also impede efforts to identify victims.
Such coercion, sanitation experts say, discourages honest answers about toilet usage as villagers fear reprisals.
Wiggins speculated the drop may be because some whites worry about reprisals for Jason's death.
"There will be no reprisals or persecution against anybody," he told a crowd of supporters.
However, many attacks go unreported because victims are too afraid of reprisals to come forward.
The governor also noted the administration has prepared for potential reprisals related to the decision.
Prison authorities are only allowing visits from her legal team because of concerns over reprisals.
Several said they were afraid of reprisals from the Cholos for speaking to the police.
Veja reported that doctors refused to give the officers the bullet and now fear reprisals.
However, many attacks go unreported because victims are too afraid of reprisals from their abusers.
Um, when I got back, I had to face the reprisals from my parents, obviously.
That latter incident led Trump to threaten major reprisals (though, as mentioned, he backed down).
In 1907, during reprisals against revolutionaries, she was executed, at the age of thirty-one.
President Trump responded by threatening sanctions on Iraq if it follows through on the reprisals.
It also drew sharp criticism and serious threats of reprisals from Iraq's Iranian-backed militias.
Having lost their daughters, sons and fathers to the cartel, they were fearful of reprisals.
Averting this requires an effort to avoid both competitive depreciation and cascading charges and reprisals.
In editorials on Thursday, Chinese official media called for harsh reprisals in response to bill.
Such coercion, sanitation experts say, discourage honest answers about toilet usage as villagers fear reprisals.
Her grieving family said they were living in fear of reprisals from the accused men.
Corruption-fighters during Mr Peña's scandal-plagued presidency faced reprisals, but they also made headway.
Fearing reprisals, she moved to Montgomery for a few months with help from Mrs. Parks.
The sources could not speak on the record for fear of reprisals from nationalist groups.
In Turkey relief at the failure of a coup was overtaken by savage (and popular) reprisals.
In some ways, Romney is more insulated from Trump's political reprisals than any other Republican lawmaker.
Mr Titiev reported that officers threatened reprisals against his family if he did not plead guilty.
Death threats and violent reprisals against supposed Muslims aren't simply happy accidents for ISIS's international strategy.
Now Chihuahua was being subjected to "political reprisals" for taking on corruption in Mexico, Corral said.
The reasons are many: fear of reprisals or being blamed, not enough corroborating evidence, or shame.
Otherwise, they said, they feared they could be killed or face other reprisals for the revolt.
In Cuba, he had left a wife and young daughter but doubted they would suffer reprisals.
Interviewed in the film, Frank De Felitta expresses guilt over the reprisals suffered by Mr. Wright.
Hundreds have died since in terror attacks, reprisals and race riots, both Uighurs and Han Chinese.
All Chinese-Australians should have the right to voice their opinions without fearing reprisals by Beijing.
Several Huawei staff members spoke to The New York Times on condition of anonymity, fearing reprisals.
Both officers spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid reprisals from their chains of command.
The act protects workers' right to organize and shields them from reprisals for seeking union representation.
All spoke on the condition that they not be quoted by name for fear of reprisals.
The shopkeeper asked me not to use his name, because he feared reprisals from the Salafis.
The women spoke on the condition that they not be identified, fearing reprisals from their firms.
Just last week, Panama likewise sanctioned Venezuelan officials — and immediately suffered reprisals from the Maduro government.
Ballot papers from different areas were mixed ahead of counting to eliminate the risk of reprisals.
Somali refugees in Kenya suddenly robbed of hope say they fear reprisals from anti-American militants.
The trader spoke on the condition of anonymity because he feared reprisals from the city authorities.
British defense analyst Howard Wheeldon said it was unlikely that Britain would pursue any reprisals against Boeing.
But Mutuma, whose name CNN has changed to protect him from government reprisals, soon ran into problems.
"These interviews, if leaked, could put those (people) in grave danger for reprisals and exploitation," he said.
Any reprisals without Ms van Kampen and Mr Rylance at the helm will seem inherently less appealing.
Out of fear of reprisals, Gabriela asked that their surname and country of residence not be published.
The Stepanovs have been living in an undisclosed location in North America for fear of Russian reprisals.
A spiral of PKK bombings against Turkish security forces and ruthless army reprisals rocked the south-east.
India conducted local cross-border raids through the 1990s and 2000s, usually as reprisals for particular attacks.
Some political candidates contacted by Reuters declined to comment or be identified out of fear of reprisals.
Many spoke on condition of anonymity because they were concerned about upsetting the families or feared reprisals.
Two Security Belt commanders who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals confirmed that provision.
Israel has tried to keep the guard's identity under wraps, saying he could be targeted for reprisals.
Bloggers and activists fear reprisals, and execution style killings have occurred in neighborhoods taken by the army.
They are fearful of reprisals, or of a repetition of anti-Chinese riots here in the 1960s.
Because of her fear of reprisals, she said she never reported the rape to authorities (The Hill).
Nevertheless, we should not exclude a possibility, even if distant, of copycat attacks and reprisals in Europe.
Despite possible reprisals from the military, Schoonhoven said the pilot was "quite open" about detailing his experience.
She refused to give her name, citing fear of reprisals from either the military and Islamic State.
And Hong Kongers could support the student protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989 without risking any reprisals.
Revenge leads to payback, reprisals lead to retributions, and the drumbeat of death goes on and on.
Rumors focused on a spurned lover, but witnesses were reluctant to come forward over fears of reprisals.
Our shallowest politicians have spent the past week alarming Americans about devastating reprisals and escalation of hostilities.
Tension between the U.S. and North Korea has been escalating recently, amplifying the threat of economic reprisals.
He told CNN that reprisals would come from Iran itself, not its allied militia in the region.
Can Mr. Meyers continue to lay into the president without attracting his angry tweets (or worse reprisals)?
Ballots from different areas were mixed before officials tallied the results to eliminate the risk of reprisals.
His rise to power could provoke resistance by groups that fear reprisals and a return to dictatorship.
Riyadh hit back Sunday, warning the U.S. that any sanctions would lead to swift and severe reprisals.
But why not wait a little longer and see if Beijing's rhetoric on THAAD turned to stronger reprisals?
Violence erupted again in 2013 when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels ousted Bozize, prompting reprisals from mostly Christian militias.
Awet, who asked that Reuters use a nickname to avoid reprisals against his family, fled Eritrea in 2005.
The United States also condemned the attacks on security forces and it warned the government against indiscriminate reprisals.
In some cases, the offending soldiers threatened their victims with reprisals if they reported the abuse, it said.
He did not give his full name for fear of reprisals for speaking out on a sensitive topic.
Even so, a coalition of states acting unilaterally to cool the whole planet would still risk military reprisals.
In what are widely seen as reprisals for her arrest, two Canadian citizens have been detained in China.
A showdown between hardline right-wing Hindus and Muslim extremists could lead to a series of violent reprisals.
In the 1950s and 1960s armed Palestinian "fedayeen" - many of them refugees - mounted attacks into Israel, drawing reprisals.
Before the civil war ended, he didn't want to write under his own name for fear of reprisals.
In order for our system to function, our courts and judges must work independently, without fear of reprisals.
Discontent in the rank and file is growing, said one soldier, who requested anonymity for fear of reprisals.
But he said his aunt, fearing reprisals from the guerrillas, told him never to return to his village.
Thousands of people have fled their homes as a result of militant attacks and reprisals by Burkinabe forces.
But the UN proved powerless to prevent the entirely predictable Indonesian reprisals, or to protect the civilian victims.
Shockingly, more than 40 percent say they can't disclose violations of law or ethics without reprisals by supervisors.
How do other teachers and your reporters justify discussion of impeachment to educators who are worried about reprisals?
The Israeli actress appeared in reprisals of The Fast and Furious, none of them were banned in Lebanon.
The man, who asked to remain anonymous because of fear of reprisals, cited his son's friend who escaped.
The asylum seekers fear reprisals if they move to transit centers pending possible resettlement in the United States.
If Canada decides to extradite her, which legal experts say is likely, there are concerns of significant reprisals.
In the 1950s and 1960s armed Palestinian 'fedayeen' - many of them refugees - mounted attacks into Israel, drawing reprisals.
Riyadh, who declined to give his full name for fear of reprisals, shared a photo of the device.
"We can't live like this anymore," said the shop owner, who feared reprisals and asked not to be identified.
The episode signaled a new stage in the crisis: As the news of reprisals spread, so did the exodus.
The attack last October triggered months of brutal military reprisals against civilians and the flight of some 87,000 Rohingyas.
In office, Trump has escalated tensions by slapping $250 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods, drawing reprisals from Beijing.
The village of Lidice was razed to the ground in a revenge massacre, part of a wave of reprisals.
All of the soldiers interviewed by Reuters requested not to be identified for fear of reprisals against their families.
Ali has said FAs who do not toe the line can find they suffer reprisals from their continental confederations.
Rohingya were unable to speak freely, terrified of reprisals from security forces, which kept a close eye on them.
The Chinese government has strenuously objected to this arrest and there were fears of reprisals against Canadians in China.
The U.N. body said the people the group interviewed before suspending its seven-day mission said they feared reprisals.
"I feel taken advantage of," said the worker, who did not give his real name for fear of reprisals.
If reprisals continued, Europe might limit exports of other American agricultural products, intensifying its push against genetically modified crops.
They and the rest of the world will regret the result if their reprisals over trade issues keep escalating.
Other current and former employees, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, had similar complaints.
Human Rights Watch said the sources were concerned that they and the activists would suffer reprisals if identified publicly.
She has since been shuttled around the country from safe house to safe house to protect her from reprisals.
"We are afraid of reprisals," said Rosette Romelus, director at a primary and secondary school in Port-au-Prince.
Consider Olivia, a transgender woman from Mexico who did not want her real name used for fear of reprisals.
For that reason, it's a virtual certainty that Wednesday's missile barrage was not the end of the Iranian reprisals.
In the north-east, Kurds and Arabs who worked with the Americans will be particularly vulnerable to such reprisals.
But recent history shows these titanic clashes cause wounds that do not heal quickly and can lead to reprisals.
That key rule is in place to give administration officials the confidence to come forward without worrying about reprisals.
The opposition has said this could make it possible for ANC lawmakers to vote against Zuma without facing reprisals.
For 40 years, Iran's pro-democracy movement has remained active, despite frequent and often severe reprisals by the regime.
Even if Kim opts for a post-Olympics blast, the afterglow of sports hypnosis will inure him against reprisals.
If women dare to speak out, seek an education or demand their rights, these "transgressions" lead to severe reprisals.
Villagers in Wukan once warmly welcomed the media, but many are now afraid of speaking for fear of reprisals.
The first one was redacted to protect the witness from gang reprisals, but the second was not, he said.
"When they shot my sister she died," said Fatima, who declined to give her real name for fear of reprisals.
Many times, crimes against the LGBT population go underreported because of fear of reprisals and skepticism of the justice system.
Pyongyang has threatened violent reprisals against the South for the practice, and in November 2012, it came after Park himself.
"There's been talk about changing professions," he said, declining to give his name for fear of reprisals from the government.
Thiel also cited other philanthropy, including that he supports the Committee to Protect Journalists (from "reprisals") via the Thiel Foundation.
Canada and Mexico retaliated against the United State's decision while the European Union had its own reprisals ready to go.
Since intercommunal fighting in 2012, the Rohingya have lived in a terrible limbo of displacement and fear of more reprisals.
The General Assembly approved its ouster in 2011, after protesters were met with violent reprisals by the government of Col.
That's why some within the incoming administration are reportedly mulling reprisals for European nations that wage economic warfare against Israel.
But it has been slower to take off in Africa, where campaigners say many women fear reprisals for speaking out.
Some locals said they feared reprisals from the police for speaking out and asked Reuters to withhold their second names.
All the people close to the family or the royal court spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
Malians have grown increasingly frustrated by failures of the government to protect them from both jihadist onslaughts and ethnic reprisals.
When the Thessaloniki court then refused to hand Mr. Vinnik to Moscow, Russia's foreign ministry warned it would consider reprisals.
But the government's concerns can't justify reprisals against innocents who just happen to be members of the same ethnic group.
It set off a deluge of speculation about his motives and potential reprisals from a President who brooks no disloyalty.
Most of the president's early-morning Twitter blitz was reprisals of his favorite insults and quoting personalities on Fox News.
It is right to decry this culture of intolerance and advocate for civility and engagement instead of boycotts and reprisals.
To be clear, what this means is that he may tell all without fear of prosecution or any legal reprisals.
These imperative responses could take the tactical form of certain singular U.S. reprisals, or of more collaborative, alliance-based attacks.
In many cases, families who had been affected by lead poisoning declined to comment when reached, citing concerns about reprisals.
For those worried about reprisals, only 24% of those polled had a channel to anonymously submit a complaint or recommendation.
Locals told the Associated Press how the day played out, many of them requesting anonymity out of fear of reprisals.
Voronenkov told Dvali that he was not afraid of reprisals from Russia — "We all die sooner or later," he said.
"As a business person, I think that's fair—it's playing dirty, but it's fair," Columbia's McGarry said of such clandestine reprisals.
Robert Carr testified at Manning's sentencing that no lives had been lost and no reprisals had occurred due to Manning's actions.
In practice they cling on mainly by threatening violent reprisals against businesses that fail to pay what they call "revolutionary taxes".
But it bears repeating: Fear of reprisals Having your personal information shared with the world is an extreme example of retaliation.
In many cases jihadists have started a cycle of tit-for-tat killings by attacking villages and provoking reprisals by militias.
The White Helmets have often said they worried about reprisals as government forces defeated rebel enclaves with Russian and Iranian help.
Air raid sirens signaling incoming rocket fire continued in southern Israel on Thursday morning, raising the likelihood of further Israeli reprisals.
"They're not satisfied with controlling land - they want formal, legal control," he said, declining to be named for fear of reprisals.
They did not want a repeat of the sectarian reprisals that marred the retaking of another Sunni city, Tikrit, last year.
The German Committee on East European Economic Relations warned against "over-hasty conclusions", saying political reprisals risked a "spiral of escalation".
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Attacks have hardened existing rivalries between ethnic groups, especially herders and farmers, leading to a series of tit-for-tat reprisals.
"The uncertainty is really disconcerting for us," said one worker who declined to give his name due to fear of reprisals.
"I still don't know how I am not dead," he said, declining to give his full name for fear of reprisals.
Some 24 percent of victims who declined to report their attackers to the authorities did so out of fear of reprisals.
In recent years, many of its members have moved to Karachi as their region has struggled with militancy and military reprisals.
"Some of these incidents may have been reprisals against persons perceived to support or be associated with ISIL," the document states.
It appears that many of those killed this year have been farmers, but the pastoralists have also been attacked in reprisals.
Trump posted his threat on Twitter the day European Union reprisals took effect against U.S. tariffs on European steel and aluminum.
"I'm not proud of accepting their money," said one reporter in Veracruz, speaking anonymously for fear of reprisals from the cartels.
The liberal milquetoast inability to talk tough about anything hamstrings our police force and emboldens criminals who no longer fear reprisals.
Rather than ordering reprisals against the regime of Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, he opted to ask for Congress's permission first.
The Telegraph reports that the former MI6 agent feared reprisals after he circulated memos that become known as the Steele dossier.
Yet there were already terrible signs that the regime of Bashar al-Assad wasn't going to give up without bloody reprisals.
Sinjar, like Mosul, was once a multi-ethnic enclave, but the spectre of reprisals will likely prevent most Sunnis from returning.
Outside the rebel area, Syrian soldiers and local forces are gathering at the frontiers to try to ward off potential reprisals.
Activists who said they had received phone calls ordering them to remain silent spoke on the condition of anonymity, fearing reprisals.
"I don't really care," said Daniel, 31, a Cairo shopkeeper who declined to give a second name for fear of reprisals.
We reported last month that over the past year Australia has been grappling with on-campus assaults and reprisals against victims.
The failure of the referendum on Monday in Jolo, a predominantly Muslim area, had raised fears of reprisals by militant groups.
That, in turn, opened him up to reprisals; the owners were already threatening that players who jumped leagues would be banned.
A young officer, who also asked me not to use his name for fear of reprisals, told me he welcomes the oversight.
The accession talks have long been a polite fiction, and the post-coup reprisals have exposed the hypocrisy to a harsh glare.
Jahan's brother, Mahmudul Hasan Noman, demanded that the death sentences be carried out swiftly and sought protection for his family against reprisals.
But the Iranian economy is chronically weak, and European companies may not choose to deal with it if they face American reprisals.
The other reason is that the transition involved a political bargain in which the regime accepted democracy in return for no reprisals.
And no one wanted to talk publicly and risk facing public stigma or possible reprisals from rapists who were still at large.
Many are afraid to go public with their gender identity for fear of reprisals and worries about alienating friends and family members.
But his report notes warily that ten Iranians who helped research the previous Human Rights Council's report suffered reprisals as a consequence.
But numerous governments have been pushing the limits of how much they can curtail connectivity without facing reprisals from the international community.
One man, who asked not to be named for fear of reprisals, said locals were too afraid to venture out after dark.
And when not threatened with physical reprisals, journalists who dare to criticize the BJP government are duly targeted by online smear campaigns.
Most of them spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to preserve their access to government officials or to avoid reprisals.
The country has been plagued by conflict since March 2013, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power, triggering reprisals by Christian militias.
The technique allows Mosse to photograph the victims of our society's policies without making them identifiable and potentially exposing them to reprisals.
None wanted to be identified for fear of reprisals except Amirkhanly, though Azeri officials deny Western charges of repressing and intimidating opponents.
Trying to protect the witness's identity because of fear of reprisals from the Russian government may be fruitless, one intelligence expert said.
It is the right to make a complaint to, or seek the assistance of, one's government, without fear of punishment or reprisals.
Witnesses who speak with inspectors general are protected by federal law that outlaws reprisals against officials who cooperate with an inspector general.
Instead, more targeted reprisals are likely, attacks in other countries that are supposed to be American allies where American troops are stationed.
"If the U.S. were to pull out, it would do so in the context that would invite trade reprisals," Mr. Book said.
"Six Dinka commandos raped me," said one woman in Yambio, who asked that her name not be used for fear of reprisals.
As refreshingly diverse as the new characters in both reprisals are, I don't know if they'll come anywhere close to icon status.
And Mr. Trump's national security adviser said the U.S. was putting Iran "on notice," threatening unspecified reprisals over Tehran's recent missile test.
"Some of these incidents may have been reprisals against persons perceived to support or be associated with ISIL (Islamic State)," it added.
Townsfolk, most of whom asked that their names not be used for fear of reprisals, described how the day of terror unfolded:
"She hasn't created an easy life for herself," said a brother, who did not want to be identified for fear of reprisals.
Still, aid agencies say many have fears about going home, including reprisals, military conscription, loss of property, or fresh waves of violence.
Shocking in its brutality, such attacks have nevertheless become normal in a civil war marked increasingly by ethnic confrontation and reprisals against civilians.
Possible targets for Chinese reprisals this time include American soyabeans and aircraft, which together make up a quarter of American exports to China.
Around 600 detainees on Manus island are defying the attempts to close the camp, saying they fear violent reprisals from the local community.
But most subsequently turned around and returned home after local police assured them that fears of reprisals were groundless, a Reuters reporter said.
It found that pregnant women did not access health services because they feared reprisals from their traffickers, or because the examinations prompted flashbacks.
Even in Moonlight, last years's groundbreaking Best Picture-winner, homosexuality is something that has to be hidden for fear of reprisals from others.
The Constitutional Court had argued, in effect, that this was the only way ANC MPs could oppose the president without fear of reprisals.
Violence intensified when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power in early 2013, prompting reprisals from anti-balaka militias drawn from the Christian majority.
Central African Republic has been in conflict since 2013, when mainly Muslim rebels ousted the former president, prompting reprisals from mostly Christian militias.
Broadwell remains a military officer and has refrained from publicly speaking about any investigation she might be under, out of concern over reprisals.
U.S. President Donald Trump's expected announcement of new tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods drew an immediate threat of reprisals from Beijing.
And yet the post-election landscape has been defined by a frightening outburst of retribution and calls for reprisals against Trump's political enemies.
People exploiting the new measures to frame rivals will be held accountable, the paper warned, but good faith errors will attract no reprisals.
She works in a region prone to both guerrilla violence and government reprisals, and the authorities do not like many of her clients.
A 17-year-old boy, who requested anonymity for fear of reprisals, recalled the scene outside the Sufi mosque as the massacre began.
He said officers around the country were concerned about more reprisals for police shootings, and revealed that he had received a death threat.
The legislation triggered a wave of corporate reprisals that have battered the state's economy, and possibly the governor's hopes for a second term.
The country has been plagued by inter-religious violence since 2013 when the Seleka seized power, prompting reprisals from the anti-Balaka militia.
Trump rallies are frequently interrupted by protesters, and typically Trump waits until after they've had their say to call for reprisals against them.
In other words, more reprisals are sure to come and the group will be without one of its best fighters when they do.
"They're not taking any measures to protect us," said a detainee at the facility, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals.
He added that several of the people the committee had spoken with still work in the medical unit and are fearful of reprisals.
Leaders of democracies, including America's allies in Europe and Asia, have abstained from criticizing Mr. Xi, concerned in part by retaliatory economic reprisals.
As for the international outcry over the bloodshed in Beijing, Mr. Yuan said China could put up with any reprisals by foreign governments.
A top medical official, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of government reprisals, said 47 people died in Maracaibo's main medical center.
China and other trading partners hit with the tariffs, including the European Union, have sought to maximize the political impact of their reprisals.
The members of the existing mutual-assistance structure — the Gulf Cooperation Council — are risk averse, fearful of reprisals and divided in their priorities.
"The use of chemical weapons by anyone will be the object of reprisals and immediate retaliation on the part of France," he said.
He has shown real political courage in remaining firm despite Beijing's deliberate targeting of its reprisals against Trump's political base in the Midwest.
In the face of Iranian reprisals, it will be difficult for the United States to de-escalate tensions and avoid a larger conflict.
Those protesting the students' kidnappings have faced reprisals, according to Laetitia Bader, a senior researcher in the Africa division of Human Rights Watch.
The Mahdi Army was blamed for death squads that committed reprisals on Sunnis during the country's worst sectarian convulsions in 2006 and 2007.
The New York Times reported in June that over the past year Australia had been grappling with campus assaults and reprisals against victims.
These mainly British ex-soldiers were recruited as special wartime reinforcements, and became notorious for mass reprisals and indiscriminate killings of Irish people.
The committee reported that since 1992, 38 journalists have been killed with the motives for the slayings confirmed as reprisals for their work.
One of them was the Iranian woman from the park in Toronto, who asked not to be identified for fear of government reprisals.
When your correspondent visited Jigjiga in the final months of Abdi's rule, former detainees refused to meet in public for fear of reprisals.
The downing of the plane came at a time when Iranian forces were on alert for U.S. reprisals following tit-for-tat strikes.
The area has been embroiled in violence since 1994, when Hutu forces crossed the border from Rwanda fearing reprisals after the genocide there.
The United Nations said on Friday that there were "worrying indications" that reprisals have continued to take place, notably against the political opposition.
The measure also protects whistleblowers from reprisals, and forces private landlords to pay relocation and medical costs for families exposed to housing hazards.
In a way, the 20-plus times the memorial has been destroyed mirror the reprisals against Russia's embattled opposition over the past year.
BuzzFeed News isn't naming any of the employees or publishing the audio recording because sources feared reprisals at their job and in their career.
He left Syria in 2011, fearing that he would face reprisals for his role in reporting on the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.
However, many refugees and internally displaced people fear to return home because of poor living conditions, conscription into the military or worry over reprisals.
COPINH campaigners faced continuous harassment and death threats; Zúniga says that four community members were killed and four others nearly died in violent reprisals.
The country descended into chaos when a mainly Muslim Seleka rebel alliance ousted then-president Francois Bozize in 2013, sparking reprisals from Christian militias.
The European Union and Canada have reacted angrily to the Title III change, calling its extraterritorial reach "contrary to international law" and threatening reprisals.
The most recent violence erupted in 2013 when a mostly Muslim rebel coalition overthrew the then-president Francois Bozize, prompting reprisals from Christian militias.
Civil society leader Jean Bosco Lalu told Reuters that the violence of the past two days appeared to consist of reprisals for earlier killings.
IT DOES ANOTHER THING AS WELL, WHICH IS SOMETIMES COUNTRIES WANT TO TAKE REPRISALS AGAINST THE COMPANIES, THE U.S. COMPANIES THAT BRING THE ACTION.
"We had to take the children away for fear they would be the next victims," she said, asking for anonymity for fear of reprisals.
"It was a case of reprisals by the two communities," said local army spokesman Jules Ngongo, who did not yet have a death toll.
The nation plunged into chaos in 2013 when Muslim Seleka rebels overturned the government of former President Francois Bozize, prompting reprisals from Christian militias.
Campaigners said Hussein sought help from her family, but fearing reprisals from her dead husband's relatives, her father handed her over to the police.
Abuses by Seleka fueled the rise of Christian militias - some including soldiers from Bozize's army - that launched ethnic cleansing-style reprisals against Muslim civilians.
"It is of concern that this number may be underreported due to lack of complaints being lodged because of fear of reprisals," added Callamard.
"Many refer to having experienced reprisals or even dismissals after witnessing sexual exploitation and abuse within the U.N.," he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
The Iranian regime's outright support for Bashar al-Assad and his bloody reprisals against innocent civilians paved the way for the rise of ISIS.
"They're always going around with money, they're always going around with women," said one Malagasy man who worked with the Russians and feared reprisals.
Up to 2 million refugees left Vietnam after the war, many escaping reprisals against those who had worked for the government of South Vietnam.
Ahead of the vote, chief referendum officer Mauricio Claudio said ballots from different areas would be mixed together to eliminate any risk of reprisals.
These were the result of an attack by other campers, he said, asking that his name not be published for fear of further reprisals.
"It was a case of reprisals by the two communities," said local army spokesman, Jules Ngongo, who did not yet have a death toll.
Others said they preferred to leave, but were afraid of arrest or reprisals on the government side and had received no assurances of safety.
The attack came days after voters had rejected a bid to include the Jolo in a Muslim autonomous area, sparking fears of separatist reprisals.
If he proceeds this way, however, he may face serious reprisals by an American administration concerned about the opioid crisis and drugs in general.
Whether out of genuine patriotism or fear of reprisals from Beijing, they continue to support the view that China is Hong Kong's rightful sovereign.
The killings immediately triggered reprisals as young people from the villages set up road blocks and killed anyone suspected of being Muslim and Fulani.
But the problem for the Saudi military is that after missiles fired from Yemen strike near Saudi cities, the kingdom's leaders demand immediate reprisals.
One client, 19-year-old Ariel, said he left Honduras because of gang threats and gave only his middle name because he feared reprisals.
They also said that technology like e-prescribing had increased safety and efficiency, and denied that pharmacists were under extreme pressure or faced reprisals.
"No one knows what is happening," said the painter, Ali, who gave only his first name for fear of reprisals against relatives in Syria.
Some of Mr. Trump's critics warned of reprisals, including Ned Price, a special assistant and National Security Council spokesman under former President Barack Obama.
"The city's taken, the airport is paralyzed," one Culiacán resident told VICE News, speaking on the condition of anonymity for fear of cartel reprisals.
"I will probably be in a never-ending cycle of debt to the bank," he said on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
And speaking of big name role reprisals: Ewan McGregor will star as Obi Wan once again in a series centered around the Jedi Knight.
Throughout the 2020 campaign, Mr. Sanders has sounded like an echo of his younger self, threatening reprisals against the elected officials in his way.
A representative of the Tangerine Knights, a supporters' group, declined to speak on the record because of the threat of legal reprisals from Oyston.
After prison, fearing reprisals, he left his home in the state of Saxony, gave up his nickname "Pistol" and removed tattoos including a swastika.
But when the lesson came to an end, reality dawned on Tesfa as she prepared to rush back to her employer to avoid reprisals.
When his mother frets about the possibility of reprisals if war with Japan breaks out, Gordon promises he won't let anything happen to her.
Since 2014, the year of its disputed annexation of Crimea, which spurred Western reprisals, Russia has languished in recession or realized only minuscule growth.
Another resident of Villa Union, who preferred not to be identified for fear of reprisals, tells CNN she's glad she never opened her door.
"It was not forced displacement, our Kurdish brothers fled fearing reprisals," he said, calling on government security to put an end to the unrest.
But, while the British government has announced that Mr. Lugovoi's and Mr. Kovtun's assets are to be frozen, its appetite for broader reprisals seems limited.
She and other hospital staff declined to be named or for the hospital to be identified, fearing reprisals for treating the children of IS fighters.
Malians have grown increasingly frustrated by failures of the government of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to protect them from both jihadist onslaughts and ethnic reprisals.
Not long ago, such sabre-rattling would have triggered an uproar from corporate chieftains, worried about reprisals that would shut them out of China's markets.
He was an asylum-seeker, having been involved in a local political party that was then targeted for reprisals after elections didn't go their way.
Rebellion in the middle ranks of the National Guard has been contained by intimidation and threats of reprisals against officers' families, the deserters told Reuters.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media, while the witnesses did so for fear of reprisals.
Germany has seen protests against the planned deportations in recent weeks; critics say much of Afghanistan is not safe and that returnees might face reprisals.
"We are concerned about his trip because he always spreads hate of Muslims," said the leader, who declined to be identified for fear of reprisals.
Central African Republic has been plagued by conflict since March 2013, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power, triggering reprisals by Christian "anti-balaka" militias.
"We urge the Chinese authorities to ensure that defenders do not suffer reprisals, intimidation, harassment or legal action for their for legitimate work," Zeid said.
A third parent, who is involved in the parent-teacher association, confirmed the incident but asked that the school not be named to avoid reprisals.
"They use your fears against you, if you do not do as you're told", he said, refusing to give his name for fear of reprisals.
The 2015 nuclear deal was supposed to end sanctions, but fear of American reprisals has meant most German banks refuse to finance deals with Iran.
That is a controversial source of funds for an organization that counts dissidents and activists looking to avoid government reprisals among its primary user base.
Possibilities for reprisals are relatively limited in the short term but further ahead, potentially valuable requirements include the replacement of the Boeing-built Chinook helicopter.
What's worse is that the specific ways Sanders has proposed to roll back previous trade agreements could lead to serious reprisals from the affected countries.
Officials from the clinic asked that it not be identified for fear of reprisals, and Reuters was not able to confirm the individual incidents directly.
"China is going to run out of direct reprisals quickly should it look to match the U.S. in tariffs," LPL Research said in a note.
The authorities have rarely moved swiftly to follow suggestions that the Kremlin is actively pursuing a policy of reprisals against adversaries beyond its own borders.
The camp officially closed on Tuesday, but the detainees have refused to relocate to temporary accommodations, claiming fears of violent reprisals by the island's residents.
"On the one hand Kushner got us the First Step Act," said a prominent lawyer speaking on the condition of anonymity, for fear of reprisals.
"Local governments should not face reprisals for focusing on community needs and using taxpayer money responsibly, instead of helping to deport and detain community members."
Earlier, union officials had told members that some of the women who had spoken with investigators had insisted on confidentiality, fearing reprisals from the industry.
Q: Throughout the fighting, the North Vietnamese troops in the city were carrying out arrests and executions and reprisals against the residents there, weren't they?
Some of those reprisals had taken place in Iraq with missile strikes on American military and economic presence, as well as diplomatic facilities in Iraq.
After lead House impeachment manager Adam Schiff invoked a CBS News report that Trump had threatened potential defectors with reprisals, Senate Republicans took ostentatious offense.
Fear of hyperpartisan reprisals and bullying tactics from the President should not be enough for senators or citizens to abandon their conscience or common sense.
What is certain is that the massacre cast a long shadow for decades, with fear of reprisals silencing those who witnessed and survived the terror.
Pentagon officials are busy dealing with the technicalities of ramping up the U.S. troop presence in the Middle East amid threats of reprisals from Iran.
" Dufka said that Dan Na Ambassagou "has been attacked by armed Islamists and then they engage in lethal reprisals, including the one that occurred yesterday.
Pettiness often manifests itself as an outsize form of revenge — responding to mild slights by putting an absurd amount of energy into plotting meaningless reprisals.
The Lebanese government has tried to curb the guerrillas from using this country as a base for operations against neighboring Israel for fear of reprisals.
In late 2012, the Ethiopian government allegedly hacked the victim, an Ethiopian-born man who goes by the pseudonym Kidane for fear for government reprisals.
Central African Republic has been plagued by inter-religious violence since 2013 when mainly Muslim Seleka fighters seized power, prompting reprisals from Christian anti-balaka militias.
But speaking in Dublin, she said she was equally concerned by violence outside the urban hotspots, where rural Filipinos opposing mining developments have met bloody reprisals.
In South Sudan, the violence typically follows a pattern, of attacks launched by Mr Machar's opposition that are punished by government reprisals, which often target civilians.
In Kabul, an Afghan university student privately voiced a concern that if the Taliban return, they may use the hashtag as a kill list for reprisals.
He used a nom de guerre to protect his relatives from reprisals, which could still come against his family if his real name were revealed now.
"We can't report cases because immediately authorities tell you that can't be made public," the source said on Saturday, asking to remain anonymous to avoid reprisals.
Thousands of people have fled their homes as a result of militant attacks and reprisals by the Burkinabe army, HRW said in a report last May.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told CNN the United States has offered no proof of his government's involvement, and suggested Moscow was unconcerned about possible reprisals.
"Workers on plantations live in fear of reprisals for speaking out about their poor working conditions," said Seema Joshi, Amnesty's head of business and human rights.
In a statement released on Twitter, Russia's ambassador to the U.S. said the country was being "threatened," and issued an ominous warning that reprisals could follow.
Shi'ite leaders in Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, and Yemen also warned of reprisals, in a signal that sectarian conflicts across the Middle East could be further inflamed.
The emails and documents were provided by two people who have had dealings with the NSO Group but would not be named for fear of reprisals.
Central African Republic has been rocked by violence since 2013 when mainly Muslim Selaka rebels ousted then president Francois Bozize, prompting reprisals from mostly Christian militias.
Central African Republic has been rocked by violence since 2013 when mainly Muslim Selaka rebels ousted then-president Francois Bozize, prompting reprisals from mostly Christian militia.
"I am extremely distressed by what is happening right now," the anchor said, declining to be named out of fear of reprisals from the channel's management.
And the larger world was worried about instability as well, with the Soviet Union fearing there might be reprisals if they were blamed, we now know.
The state is always hiding its true secret—that very wealthy people get to live out their fantasies in extreme decadence without any fear of reprisals.
US national security adviser John Bolton on Sunday warned the Maduro government that violence against Venezuela's political opposition, including Guaidó, would be met with stern reprisals.
"This is to give assurance to the voters that they will not face retribution or reprisals after the polls because of how they voted," Claudio added.
"Journalists are increasingly the targets of online smear campaigns by the most radical nationalists, who vilify them and even threaten physical reprisals," Reporters Without Borders said.
"It's a terrible reality," said Miltón, 36, who was far back in line, and asked that his surname not be published for fear of government reprisals.
The third guard fled but was chased by the gunmen and killed as well, according to a witness who insisted on anonymity for fear of reprisals.
Some 80 percent of the city was destroyed, and untold thousands of civilians died in the crossfire or from Communist reprisals carried out during the occupation.
But by Act II, mass reprisals against citizens are taking place, and the soldiers are firebombing the stores of those suspected of participating in the rebellion.
A young surgeon, who preferred to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals, told me the lack of water was also worsening the shortage of surgical instruments.
Hamas has also suffered reprisals for its improved ties with Egypt, with at least four militant attacks that have killed four of its members, he said.
Supervisors are recorded threatening reprisals against the officers, some of whom are then disciplined for trivial infractions, given undesirable assignments and blocked when they seek promotion.
Three American troops and several Iraqi forces were wounded on Saturday in a rocket attack, raising the stakes in an escalating cycle of attacks and reprisals.
As he believed that American institutions played a part in frustrating his efforts to reverse that catastrophe, he had ample incentive to engage in imitative reprisals.
The Kurdish independence vote has led to a bitter standoff between the Kurds and the Baghdad government, complete with Iraqi threats of military and economic reprisals.
The other agent refused to flee, fearing that when the Nazis found out that he was from Tréguier they would inflict savage reprisals on the town.
And speaking out against Google, Apple and Amazon so publicly and forcefully could risk reprisals from the firms that control much of the global digital marketplace.
The Democratic leader also said that Trump's unilateral action raises the prospect of Iranian reprisals against U.S. military and diplomatic personnel abroad, as well as allies.
"I don't know whether they executed him, and I don't want to know," his sister said on condition of anonymity, fearful of reprisals from the police.
The Islamic State has become increasingly restrictive about sharing information with the outside world, so residents spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
After all, around 2,000 US troops are in Syria fighting ISIS and many more are in Iraq, leaving them vulnerable to any reprisals by Iran especially.
Now hiding in Kunduz district, fearing reprisals by the Taliban for deserting, the young man and his father told their harrowing story on condition of anonymity.
The park ranger that notified Park Service officials about the improper tree-cutting said he faced years of "reprisals," according to reporting by The Washington Post.
The violence also prompted reprisals against South African firms in Nigeria and led to the temporary closure of South Africa's diplomatic missions in Lagos and Abuja.
Mr. Modi has promised a "befitting reply," and while his generals have been calculating possible military reprisals, his government has searched for other ways to respond.
There have been reprisals against Lendu civilians, including reports of retaliatory raids on Lendu villages by Hema militias, but the extent of that violence is unclear.
"We really thought we were going to be killed," said the mother of two, who requested her real name not be published for fear of reprisals.
Most Asian markets slipped amid reports Washington was about to announce a new round of tariffs on Chinese imports, setting the stage for possible reprisals by Beijing.
Some contact their traffickers because they fear reprisals against themselves or their families, have been made false promises or believe they have debts to pay, experts say.
The U.N. panel, composed of 10 independent experts, called on Russian authorities to protect Makarov, and his lawyer Irina Biryukova who has fled the country, against reprisals.
"Israel took everything from us, the homeland, freedom, our future," said Samer, a 27-year-old protester who would not give his full name, fearing Israeli reprisals.
There are regimes all over the world where citizens face government reprisals if they don't show up to wave flags, clap and fake enthusiasm at official events.
"The situation here is insanely bad," Azwaad, a student who asked to be identified only by his first name because of fear of reprisals, told BuzzFeed News.
But anecdotal evidence suggests sporadic resistance in the form of assassinations of ISIS members, met with savage reprisals against those deemed to be spies, informers and deserters.
The men fear violent reprisals from the Manus island community if they move from the camp to three transit centers, pending possible resettlement to the United States.
Here is what we know more generally: Studies reveal that employees – both men and women – who speak up about workplace harassment face retaliation, trivialization, hostility and reprisals.
The former French colony, a majority Christian nation, descended into turmoil in early 2013 when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power, provoking reprisals by Christian militia fighters.
The victim was an artisanal gold miner from a nearby village, two workers at the Avesoro mine told Reuters, declining to be named for fear of reprisals.
Because the U.S.-led military attack on the city of Mosul — the jewel of the Islamic State — may generate ISIS reprisals against U.S. citizens on U.S. soil.
They wish to hold on to their extraordinary and largely criminal wealth, including big property holdings in Yangon, the commercial capital, without fear of reprisals or confiscation.
I also asked Vasquez about any reprisals she faced for refusing enrollment in a sex-offender treatment program while in prison, a defiant assertion of her innocence.
HRW said it was not identifying those who had allegedly been tortured because of concerns of reprisals against them or against sources who had revealed their abuse.
The fear of reprisals for the films has been strong enough that his Indonesian co-director and crew have remained anonymous out of concerns for their safety.
In any event, it would be hard to imagine such dramatic reprisals being conjured up by anyone other than rulers themselves; certainly not their more cautious officials.
The disproportionate reprisals inevitably beget more heresy, so the hexarchate exists in a perpetual state of war in which it is too beneficially invested ever to end.
"They asked me to write bad things about Andry Rajoelina — that he sold our lands to the Chinese," said the person, speaking anonymously for fear of reprisals.
They purchased an apartment in Istanbul and Khashoggi was planning to live between there and Washington, where he moved 18 months earlier fearing reprisals for his views.
Central African Republic descended into turmoil in early 2013 when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power in the majority Christian nation, provoking reprisals by Christian militia fighters.
"I would describe myself as an old soul, always was," Paige, who asked that her last name be withheld to protect against reprisals, said in an email.
The messages to individual Russians — and the unstated threat of sanctions — is seen as a low-key way to change behavior without escalating tensions and risking reprisals.
The fear of reprisals extends across the Nicaraguan population, including those who have participated in marches or have been critical of the Ortega administration on social media.
One mother named Andrea, who did not give her last name because she feared reprisals by the police, waited to take home the remains of her son.
His tormentors whipped his back so severely that he could not sleep on it for days, his friend said, speaking on condition of anonymity to avoid reprisals.
French President Emmanuel Macron said last May that "any use of chemical weapons would result in reprisals and an immediate riposte, at least where France is concerned".
Still, Maysara, who asked that his last name be withheld for fear of reprisals, said he would take his chances with government rule rather than flee again.
"We heard they came from the deal made with Hezbollah," said one resident, who gave only his tribal name, al-Salmani, out of fear of ISIS reprisals.
"We ... demanded to talk to the students over the phone," another relative of one of the students told Reuters, asking for anonymity for fear of possible reprisals.
Take the killing of Qasem Soleimani: Foreign policy sages fret about long-term reprisals from Iran, the administration's unsubstantiated casus belli and an impulsive commander-in-chief.
After the officers were indicted, he was transferred out of state custody and moved to an undisclosed location to protect him from possible reprisals by corrections officers.
In fleeing Moscow, Dr. Rodchenkov feared Russian reprisals, and the anxiety shown here is palpable; the doctor was eventually put into protective custody by the American government.
The terms of country visits are typically negotiated to ensure free access to areas and alleged victims of abuse, with a guarantee of no reprisals against witnesses.
Mr. Book, the analyst, noted that the risks of withdrawing from the Paris deal include not only diplomatic ill will, but also the possibility of trade reprisals.
Most victims are from the Hema community, but the U.N. investigators said they had also documented acts of reprisals by some Hema, including the burning of villages.
Washington continues to be consumed by speculation and debate over whether the United States should retaliate against any Iranian reprisals to avenge the death of Iranian Gen.
"I'm kidnapped," Cindy, who, like her husband, did not want her last name published because of fear of reprisals, recalled José uttering in agony over the phone.
Iran's aerial defense forces, worried about possible American reprisals for the missile attack, were on alert — even though commercial aviation in Iran was allowed to proceed normally.
There were to be no reprisals, no recriminations; much less a Truth and Reconciliation Commission of the sort that did so much to heal South Africa's wounds.
Does he make good on his prior warnings of a heavy response to Tehran's reprisals for his own massively provocative killing of its top general Qasem Soleimani?
Doctors at hospitals in north and south Galkayo, who asked not to be named for fear of reprisals, put the overall death toll at at least 50.
The killings set off a series of reprisals as young people from the villages set up road blocks and killed those thought to be Muslim and Fulani.
"Maybe it's the presence of security forces," said Farhad, a 33-year cybersecurity expert who refused to give his surname for fear of reprisals by the authorities.
"Activists I spoke to in eastern Aleppo are worried about reprisals for being outspoken critics of the government if rebels lose control of the entire city," she said.
Trying to make sense of a senseless act Immediately Dominicans asked themselves who would order the assassination of a sports hero in public without apparently fearing any reprisals.
"All we've had for the last month is bread and water" said a Mosul resident named Ahmed, who declined to give his full name for fear of reprisals.
As global politics is poisoned, America will be impoverished and its own anger will grow, which risks trapping Mr Trump in a vicious circle of reprisals and hostility.
"We woke up one day and Al Qaeda had vanished without a fight," a local journalist said, speaking to AP on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
The council has registered some 13,000 displaced families but its members said the number was higher, since many people did not want to add their names, fearing reprisals.
Even though we've just spent the last 365 days double-fisting poutine and bingeing on Netflix reprisals, we decide it's time to get physically, emotionally, and spiritually fit.
"We woke up one day and al-Qaida had vanished without a fight," a local journalist said, speaking to AP on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
CAR has faced near-constant armed conflict since 2013, when a mostly Muslim Seleka rebel coalition overthrew then-president Francois Bozize, prompting reprisals from Christian 'anti-balaka' militias.
In addition, there is little evidence that the aggrieved Sunni Arab population would refrain from reprisals against the Alawites, much less welcome them into a power-sharing coalition.
Meanwhile, Manchester Police Chief Constable Ian Hopkins identified the suicide bomber responsible for the carnage as 21996-year-old Salman Abedi and warned angry residents against any reprisals.
"The aim was to highlight the abuses carried out in the region," one student told Reuters, saying he did not want to be identified for fear of reprisals.
Conflict in the region intensified after Rohingya militants launched a series of alleged attacks on government border posts in late August, sparking widespread reprisals from Myanmar's security services.
But he allegedly asked one of his former staffers to touch his genitals, a request that left the woman "frozen" and terrified of professional reprisals if she declined.
"With the added laws that affect the LGBTQ+ community, I am scared," said Khairul, who asked not to be identified by his real name for fear of reprisals.
The United States, and presumably the government of Iraq, will want to avoid the reprisals that have marred some of Iraq's previous "liberations" of towns held by ISIS.
Central African Republic has been plagued by inter-religious violence since 2013 when mainly Muslim Seleka fighters seized power, prompting reprisals from Christian militias, known as anti-balaka.
"All the nurses were exposed to the patient," said the nurse, a 28-year veteran in the field who asked not to be identified for fear of reprisals.
The director of "2016: Obama's America," a documentary highly critical of the 44th president, told me that some crew members worked under pseudonyms for fear of career reprisals.
I've spoken to several other artists, including some whom readers would instantly recognize, who asked not to have their right-leaning views made public for fear of reprisals.
Fearing reprisals in the ethnically-mixed city of about 1 million people, thousands of Kurds have fled the city, while crowds of ethnic Turkmen celebrated in the streets.
Also in April, the State Department designated the Revolutionary Guards a foreign terrorist organization over objections from Pentagon and intelligence officials who feared reprisals from the Iranian military.
"Many people do not report the violence, especially as the war is still going on, because they're afraid of reprisals and the stigma attached to rape," says Yanova.
José's mother, Patricia, 23, did not want to disclose her or her son's last name, because of fears of reprisals from the government because of their immigration status.
"I can't go back to my country," Irene, who asked that only her first name be used because she feared reprisals, said this week in a phone interview.
Still, she said, the strikes "are the right thing to do," even if they are more likely to incite the government to escalate its reprisals than extract concessions.
The crash, which killed all 176 people on board, occurred as Iran was on alert for possible reprisals after it launched missiles to attack U.S. troops in Iraq.
Iran&aposs leaders have promised harsh reprisals over the death of Soleimani, who was a national hero to many Iranians but considered a dangerous villain by Western governments.
But the whistle-blower is protected against reprisals, and any such effort by the White House could become part of demonstrating an intent to carry out a reprisal.
"They've begged us not to become polarized, not to show our political stripes," said Anthony, who asked that his full name not be used because he feared reprisals.
Several women who are trying to raise money for their start-ups told USA TODAY they are still too fearful of reprisals to publicly complain about inappropriate behavior.
Public relations efforts have become paramount in the contest within the jihadist world for recruits and resources, and in the effort to evade military reprisals from foreign powers.
And the thoughts of many in Iraq's Sunni community have stayed fixed on revenge against their neighbors who supported the Islamic State, with increasing reports of violent reprisals.
"It is clear, however, that all calls for retaliation or reprisals will simply lead to more violence in the region and they are in no one&aposs interest."
Rescue workers and the activist, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of government reprisals, found dozens of men, women and children lying lifeless on the floor below.
Medical tests found that Sudha - who did not give her surname for fear of reprisals - had fibroids, which are non-cancerous growths that develop in or around the uterus.
"There was an elaborate arrangement for them to come just after the temple was opened early morning," said the officer, who declined to be identified fearing reprisals from protesters.
Mr Assange's reckless publication of the unredacted versions of those cables the following year harmed America's interests by putting its diplomatic sources at risk of reprisals, persecution or worse.
"People are a little discouraged right now because we are being attacked by DAPL," said Shadrick, 22, who declined to give his last name for fear of police reprisals.
In the run-up to next year's presidential and parliamentary elections, he told Reuters, "any of our investigations... will be seen as political reprisals or orders, or something else".
Vallum, a member of the Almighty Latin Kings and Queens Nation crime gang, feared reprisals from gang members if they found out about the relationship, the Justice Department said.
At least 32 people from Kyar Gaung Taung village had been arrested and 10 killed, said a village schoolteacher, who asked not to be named for fear of reprisals.
"In the daytime, the al-Yaqin guys become normal people," said one young woman, who like other refugees requested anonymity to speak about the group without fear of reprisals.
Here, thousands of miles from civil war, they were still so fearful of reprisals against family members in Syria that they declined to be identified by their full names.
"They would kill people or hurt people," said one of the detainees, the wife of a Boko Haram commander, speaking on the condition of anonymity because she feared reprisals.
The doctor who runs the hospital, who requested that his name not be published for fear of reprisals, says substance abuse has skyrocketed since the start of the war.
The President would like some relief from China's reprisals over his billions of dollars in tariffs that are hammering agricultural heartlands in mid western states crucial to his reelection.
"Every woman there was pregnant, waiting to get access to a termination," she says, adding that the exact location and its operations cannot be disclosed in fear of reprisals.
In 2013, following the Boston Marathon bombing, perpetrated by two Muslim immigrant brothers, Patrick undertook a public effort to make sure there were no reprisals against Muslims or immigrants.
Reprisals by security forces were mostly carried out by a detachment of about 100 gendarmes, or military police, based in the town of Arbinda, since late August, it said.
"They're supposed to change the filters every six months, but they don't," said the custodian, who asked not to be identified out of concern for reprisals from the district.
The 1966 Durango protest and the authorities' deadly response foreshadowed similar gruesome reprisals such as the merciless suppression of student protests during the 1968 Olympics hosted in Mexico City.
Some companies declined to join the trip, afraid of provoking reprisals by the Chinese government or of being perceived as too close to the Trump administration and its controversies.
Some refugees have started returning, but most are unwilling to go back yet, citing a fear of reprisals, the danger of renewed conflict, economic hardship and problems with paperwork.
Then he asked that he be identified only by his last name, Zhang, for fear of reprisals by the authorities for not using the newly installed gas heater instead.
Proposals to implement a so-called digital sales tax in the U.K. have led to warnings from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that the country could be faced with reprisals.
Activists in Russia have set up an underground network to spirit the victims out of Chechnya and to protect them from potentially violent reprisals from their families and others.
A man in the market, who requested anonymity for fear of reprisals for his criticism of the government, put his blame squarely on those in charge of the country.
In addition to the Islamist attacks, countries in the region, especially Mali and Burkina Faso, have struggled to cope with deadly ethnic reprisals between rival farming and herding communities.
"Any use of chemical weapons would results in reprisals and an immediate riposte, at least where France is concerned," Macron said in a joint news conference, according to Reuters.
In a time of significant "green on blue" attacks, where insurgent sympathizers inside Afghan security units were murdering US troops, we feared violent reprisals and a massive security repercussions.
Such talk, some experts fear, might mean that Mr. Trump would formally recognize Taiwan or embolden Taiwan to declare independence from China, either of which would bring swift reprisals.
He is only one of many Abbas rivals and opponents within his organization who have fled the thuggish reprisals the Palestinian leadership imposes on its own, usually equally unsavory, rivals.
An early poll has shown widespread support for both ideas, but Economy Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann said the "dangerous" proposals could trigger tariff increases and other reprisals from trading partners.
He left his home suddenly in 2012, fleeing across the rooftops, fearing rebel reprisals because his workshop featured photographs of Assad, who had visited during a tour of the city.
In a statement late on Wednesday, four Republican U.S. senators called for the immediate release of Brunson and other U.S. citizens being held in Turkey, warning of legislative reprisals otherwise.
CAR has faced near-constant armed conflict since 2013, when a mostly Muslim Seleka rebel coalition overthrew then-president Francois Bozize, prompting reprisals from Christian and animist 'anti-balaka' militias.
Tribal leaders, who asked not to be quoted by name to avoid reprisals, expressed cautious hope that other, more senior leaders from the heavily factionalised insurgency might follow the men.
But no reprisals are expected until the WTO process, which is already running about three years behind schedule, has been exhausted, which trade sources say could take months or years.
Pat covered security matters and had been receiving threats for the past six months, according to one of his colleagues, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of facing reprisals.
We will be joined by a countless Iranians still living under the thumb of the theocratic regime, who will risk reprisals to watch the proceedings on banned satellite television channels.
Tong might be afraid of political or personal reprisals, or embarrassed to have written gay erotica, or she might simply not want to be at the center of media attention.
French President Emmanuel Macron said in May, barely two weeks after his inauguration, that the use of chemical weapons in Syria would represent a red line and result in reprisals.
"We used to hear the screaming at night," said a neighborhood resident, who declined to give his name for fear of reprisals against his relatives, who live in west Mosul.
Security has deteriorated across the Sahel in recent months due to both jihadist attacks and deadly ethnic reprisals involving rival farming and herding communities, particularly in Mali and Burkina Faso.
Advocates say the ban makes women seeking abortions vulnerable to reprisals; boyfriends, former boyfriends, husbands and in-laws have reported women to the police, according to South Korean news reports.
"We have gone back to what we were doing before," said one of the officers, who all spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals by their superiors.
Kurdish leaders and the government in Baghdad are locked in a tense confrontation over the vote, with Iraq threatening military and economic reprisals if the Kurds don't annul the results.
Workers told researchers that some were prevented by private security guards from expressing their concerns about labor conditions or feared reprisals from employers if they spoke up, the report said.
Neither of them reported the allegations to police, as one of them has not finalized her documents as a migrant in Egypt and the other feared reprisals from her attacker.
Out of 10 students, five spoke to me on the record, under the condition of anonymity, specifically due to fear of reprisals from Duca or any of her professional connections.
It raised fears that by reaching prematurely for a deal, Trump could trigger reprisals from the terror group in the form of rising violence in Afghanistan ahead of crucial elections.
Detainees are defying attempts by Australia and PNG to close the controversial Manus Island center, saying they fear violent reprisals from the local community if they move to a transit center.
"The law also places the onus on girls to report their own marriages, who may face reprisals from their husband and family as a result," she said in an emailed statement.
The case has proven explosive in Pakistan, highlighting the divide between religious conservatives and liberals, with the latter often terrified to speak out against the regressive laws for fear of reprisals.
The country's troubles intensified in early 2013 when mainly Muslim rebels from an alliance called the Seleka seized power in the mostly Christian nation, provoking reprisals from Christian "anti-balaka" militias.
"I was given to a man that I didn&apost choose before my body was even ready to have sex," she said, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
The calls occurred between the time the Russian embassy was told about U.S. sanctions and the announcement by Russian President Vladimir Putin that he had decided against reprisals, said the sources.
" Since he was afraid of reprisals from those he was testifying against, he said, "I used an illegal means to sneak there and I didn't use my (Chinese) home return permit.
The former drug user, who refused to give his name for fear of reprisals, then fled Market 3 and says many of his friends did the same, or are now dead.
Several said they had family members who abandoned jobs and businesses to return to Tigray for fear of reprisals, though there have been no reports of major attacks against the community.
Guaido's chief of staff, Roberto Marrero, was detained in a pre-dawn raid on Thursday, sparking vows of reprisals from the United States, which along with most Western countries backs Guaido.
The announcement comes after Venezuelan authorities detained Guaido's chief of staff, Roberto Marrero, on Thursday in a pre-dawn raid, sparking vows of reprisals from the United States, which backs Guaido.
It is also part of a two-way battle between the EU and the United States over aircraft subsidies that could spark tit-for-tat reprisals between the two trade superpowers.
MIAPJ0000PUS has shed about 8 percent from a June peak, on course for its fourth month of losses in five, amid tit-for-tat reprisals from the United States and China.
A majority of the 32 states with the death penalty have imposed secrecy around their drug sources, saying that suppliers would face severe reprisals or even violence from death penalty opponents.
The incident, which is being treated as a terror-related attack, left one person dead and other pedestrians injured and has sparked fears of similar attacks or reprisals in other cities.
Oscar, 47, a public health technician from Honduras who declined to give his last name out of fear of reprisals, said he had been waiting six months for asylum in Guatemala.
This ideological shift just so happens to coincide with the U.S.'s "war on terror," which has been operationalized to justify the bloody reprisals in Thailand and the pogroms in Myanmar.
The administration just unveiled a $12 billion aid program for farmers slammed by Chinese reprisals targeting Trump voters that are already having a painful impact on US soybean and pork exports.
It's no insignificant fact that when Sparta won the bloody Peloponnesian War, it spared a defeated Athens from the violent reprisals that Athens itself often meted out to cities it defeated.
Four years later, his fear of Taliban reprisals has made him a prisoner in his Afghan home, he said, and he is still waiting for the Americans to honor their commitment.
The administration unveiled $12 billion in aid last week for farmers hurt by Chinese reprisals targeting Trump voters, which are already having a painful impact on US soybean and pork exports.
On Wednesday Trump caused outrage and sparked fears of violent reprisals against Americans and US interests overseas by retweeting graphic anti-Muslim videos by an extreme far right British hate group.
With the Acholi people, who dominate swathes of northern Uganda, accounting for a significant proportion of the security personnel of the previous government, they became the target of post-war reprisals.
"He was disappointed that after all that struggle, the Afghans never got together," said a Saudi friend of Mr. Khashoggi's who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
The wave of unrest has kindled memories of previous deadly attacks on foreigners and strained diplomatic relations with Africa's other economic powerhouse Nigeria, where reprisals on South African businesses have started.
Discussions within the Revolutionary Guards, a powerful wing of Iran's armed forces, are highly secretive, and the people who described those discussions spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
Residents of the Egyptian village where 305 people were killed in a mosque attack Friday had been warned by extremists to abandon their Sufi rituals or face reprisals, according to reports.
"Bernie taught his local reporters how to stand up to those in power by reporting the truth," said Mu Sochua, an opposition politician who has fled overseas to avoid government reprisals.
Attacks by groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State in Mali and neighboring Burkina Faso and Niger killed hundreds of civilians last year, and stoked even deadlier ethnically-charged reprisals.
Jihadists, many transplants from neighboring Mali, have repeatedly stoked ethnic conflict by closely associating themselves with the Fulani, causing Fulani civilians to bear the brunt of reprisals by soldiers and vigilantes.
If her asylum petition is rejected by the American government and she is sent with her daughters back to Honduras, she said, she feared reprisals from Mr. Hernández for her criticism.
The economic crisis has shut down Venezuela's only chlorine plant for months at a time, said a manager at the plant, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
Aid agencies working with refugees have cited concerns over the loss of property and conscription into the Syrian army as big reasons discouraging Syrians from returning, along with fear of reprisals.
Undocumented migrant workers are not only exempt from state benefits but at greater risk of being exploited or enslaved and less likely to speak out for fear of reprisals, activists say.
In Corsica, a dissident branch of the nationalist FLNC threatened reprisals against Islamic State and called on Muslims living on the Mediterranean island to demonstrate at their sides against radical Islam.
"My father is an innocent 98-year-old man who never did anything wrong," Mr. Karkoc said, adding that his father was a victim of German reprisals against Ukrainian resistance fighters.
Regardless of age, if you need a job badly – whether you're earning for textbooks or to support a family – fear of reprisals for reporting sexual harassment may keep you in check.
Many are undocumented, meaning they are not only exempt from state benefits but at greater risk of being exploited or enslaved and less likely to speak out for fear of reprisals.
Thousands have fled to refugee camps in Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, where they face reprisals from marauding Burundian militias that have carried out targeted killings, human rights groups and refugees say.
However, one aircraft industry source said the ruling was a mixed result for Embraer, since it might scare off airlines from buying its jets for fear of drawing similar trade reprisals.
These people, who requested anonymity, saying they were afraid of reprisals, said Gil had been a gang member and that an existing, but unspecified rivalry with Moreno had sparked the brawl.
A darker possibility is that, given an apparent series of Russia-linked assassinations in the West, Manafort fears violent reprisals against himself or his family should he give information implicating Russians.
" The draft circulated by Kuwait, the council&aposs Arab member, demands that Israel "immediately cease its military reprisals, collective punishment and unlawful use of force against civilians, including in the Gaza Strip.
Over the past couple of years, a relentless cycle of PKK attacks and brutal military reprisals has left a trail of destruction, displacement, and thousands of victims across Turkey's Kurdish south-east.
Syrian rebel groups were reportedly jubilant at the U.S. strikes, but called on the U.S. to press on with its campaign against Assad or risk reprisals against civilians in rebel-held areas.
"As well as allowing her to resume her activism without fear of further reprisals, authorities must quash all convictions against her and halt any investigations into any other pending charges," he said.
America seeks bases as a symbol of some sort of victory, a way to block any politically-ugly Shi'ite reprisals against the Sunnis, and as a bulwark against whatever happens in Syria.
The true number of missing people is likely to be higher than official figures as many do not report cases for fear of reprisals or lack trust in Mexico's authorities, Quintana said.
Aid agencies that work with refugees have cited concerns over the loss of property and conscription into the Syrian army as big reasons discouraging Syrians from returning, along with fear of reprisals.
He said the injuries were extremely severe, but insisted that none of the mercenaries would talk to media because of the illegal nature of their work abroad, and fear of Kremlin reprisals.
Iranian reprisals to U.S. military action would run the gambit from increased lethal support to proxy forces against U.S. troops in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan to the kicking out of IAEA inspectors.
"The boat captain was found alive and has been taken into custody," said Pandjaitan, who said police would not release details of the case publicly for fears of reprisals against his family.
But a connection is made with an underground contact (Toby Jones) who aids their endeavor, as well as a Resistance leader (Marcin Dorocinski) who fears devastating reprisals if the goal is met.
Tens of thousands of Cameroonians have fled reprisals by state forces to neighbouring Nigeria, and the U.S. ambassador to Cameroon last week accused the Yaounde government of targeted killings, arson and looting.
"It is a dark day for Turkish democracy and a flagrant violation of the constitution," Akarcesme told Reuters, adding most media were not fully reporting the takeover for fear of similar reprisals.
Although, as Schiff pointed out during Vindman's exchange with Nunes, the whistleblower is legally protected from reprisals, that doesn't mean he wouldn't face retaliation — professional or personal — if his name became known.
It was not immediately clear if the cases were related, but the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver has stoked fears of reprisals against the foreign business community in China.
One option is a kind of barter system designed by Britain, Germany and France that would allow European nations to trade with Iran without using the dollar and triggering American economic reprisals.
The actual number is probably much higher because victims and their families often don't report the crime both for fear of reprisals, and because they worry about collusion within the security forces.
But Mr. Antoon could have been referring to any of the young Iraqis who have tried to break free of the rigid social codes governing both genders only to suffer vicious reprisals.
But the seven migrants who spoke with BuzzFeed News, all of whom spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, described a sophisticated operation which kept tight control over their livelihoods.
The claim was that the program put agents in a position of either failing to enforce immigration law as written or suffering reprisals at work for not adhering to the new policy.
A number of employees sent emails to Mr. Pichai and told managers that they planned to skip the meeting because they were worried that they would face online reprisals for speaking out.
The recent skirmishing gave Iran's savvy strategists an accurate read on Trump's aversion to further entanglements, and their calculation that a limited strike, with no fatalities, would avoid U.S. reprisals proved correct.
That was meant to bring stability to a country rocked by violence since 2013, when mainly Muslim rebels in the Seleka alliance ousted the then president, prompting reprisals from mostly Christian militia.
But a dozen Trump Turnberry staff members, all speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, said the military stays have been a regular occurrence and, often, encompass surprisingly large groups.
" Former vice president Joe Biden, the Democrats' leading presidential candidate, said that while 'no American will mourn Qassem Soleimani's passing," his killing was a "hugely escalatory move" that would prompt Iranian reprisals.
Though the incident will raise awareness about the growing threats of the private cyberarms industry and potential abuse of its products, it seems unlikely that it will come with any immediate reprisals.
"I will vote, but I don't have hope that anything will change," said Ghufran, a 272-year-old pharmacist in Mosul who declined to give her full name for fear of reprisals.
These horrendous events fall squarely within a long-standing pattern of behavior of a government that ruthlessly hunts down its critics, with no fear of reprisals or pushback from the international community.
Unlike his earlier order, which was blocked by the courts, it did not include Iraq; there had been complaints that doing so would leave Iraqis who supported American forces vulnerable to reprisals.
Back then, El Flaco, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, was beaten, blindfolded and taken to a house near Mexico City where his captors threatened to kill him.
"I had no idea what time, what day — you lost track of everything," the man, who asked that his name not be used for fear of reprisals, said in a phone interview.
One Rohingya parent, who asked not to be identified because she feared reprisals, told Reuters her 63-year-old daughter had been working in Chittagong as a maid but fled her employers.
Cuba's willingness to exploit the United States's contradictory foreign policy position and domestic racial turmoil helped spur the White House to resort to terrorism and other illegal, covert reprisals against the island nation.
Like almost everybody you talk to in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas, the businessman will only discuss security issues if his name is kept out of print, for fear of reprisals by criminals.
"Employees are reluctant to use internal bulletins for fear of reprisals which is part of our country's corporate culture," said a banker at a South Korean state run bank who uses the app.
Despite the long tradition of good interfaith relations in the city, these women spoke openly of their fears of a backlash against Muslims in Manchester, and of reprisals for Mr Abedi's terrible crime.
The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office also recommended heightened vigilance, warning of a "high threat from terrorism" amid possible reprisals over French efforts to tackle the extremist group ISIS -- also known as Daesh.
Even after the manager accused of some of the most serious violations was fired in 133, workers continued to be subjected to threats of violence and reprisals in the workplace, the lawsuit said.
"My family was in opposition to Haftar so it got too dangerous for us," Fatma said in phone interview, asking, like others interviewed, to be cited with her first name only, fearing reprisals.
Last year's appeals ruling was part of a two-way battle between the EU and the United States over aircraft subsidies that could spark tit-for-tat reprisals between the two trade superpowers.
The violence marks a sharp escalation in the long conflict that began when the mostly Muslim Seleka rebel coalition overthrew then-president Francois Bozize in 2013, prompting reprisals from Christian anti-balaka militias.
Central African Republic descended into chaos in March 2013 when predominantly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power, triggering reprisals by "anti-balaka" Christian militias who drove tens of thousands of Muslims from the south.
He tried to restrain Shia militia reprisals for jihadist attacks and gave his blessing to the replacement of Iraq's divisive former prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, by the more inclusive Haider al-Abadi.
Mexico's Deputy Minister for Foreign Trade Luz Maria de la Mora told Reuters last week that Mexico is reviewing the list of U.S. products to which former President Enrique Peña Nieto applied reprisals.
"Because they are allowing so much onto the site, they can't handle the manual follow-up these things require," said the former executive, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid reprisals.
By feeding from the same source—Ellsberg—that the Times employed, the Post is risking contempt of court, and its lawyers, who fear reprisals from on high, advise severely against going to print.
Bernard Kinvi, a priest from Togo who runs a Catholic mission in the Central African Republic that has saved many civilians from reprisals in that country's chronic civil conflict, regardless of their backgrounds.
The apparent mass killing is the latest example of the brutal reprisals that have taken place when territory changes hands in Syria's multisided war, with civilians often bearing the brunt of the pain.
Mr. Rajoy is under intense pressure from his own lawmakers to stop Catalan secessionism in its tracks, but he is also aware that strong reprisals against Mr. Puigdemont could galvanize the independence movement.
Ms. Emtir, one of the plaintiffs, said her co-workers did not join the case because they feared reprisals, including losing their jobs, which although poorly paid helped them to make ends meet.
A bodyguard at their home, who asked not to be identified in the press out of fear of reprisals, said that the stream of confidants who once knocked at their door had stopped.
But Mohamed, a former police officer who worked on counterterrorism for the Maldives Police Service and insisted on being identified only by one name because he feared reprisals from the government, urged caution.
Trump has been threatening to commit war crimes by destroying Iran's cultural sites and tried to use Twitter to notify Congress of his intention to respond to any Iranian reprisals with military escalation.
Privately, a handful of officials, lawmakers and interested parties on the island talked about the need to avoid provoking White House reprisals against federal administration officials who could speed up disbursement of funds.
He declined to say whether his was the voice on the recording, which one officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid reprisals, said had been radioed out to the police force.
Central African Republic descended into chaos in March 2013 when the predominantly Muslim Seleka seized power, triggering reprisals by "anti-balaka" Christian militias who drove tens of thousands of Muslims from the south.
Mainly Muslim rebels from a group called the Seleka seized power in the majority Christian nation in early 2013, forcing President Francois Bozize to flee and provoking reprisals from Christian anti-balaka militias.
An escalating turf war between rival gangs for control of the lucrative drug trade has fueled a rise in prison violence and raised concerns that Monday's massacre could unleash a wave of reprisals.
Two doors down from Mr. Rivera's building, at 39 Plaza Street West, a resident who would not let her name be published for fear of reprisals from the co-op board voiced exasperation.
One WhatsApp group's organizer did not want to be identified by name because of potential security risks and reprisals, telling CNN there's a lot of misinformation about the effort on local Salvadoran news.
"This movement is giving me hope, hope that I had lost," said Meriem, a 54-year-old university professor who, like others, declined to give her last name for fear of government reprisals.
Organizers said several dozen campaigners held a half-hour gathering in front of the ministry of internal affairs after being forced to change plans due to fear of reprisals from the far right.
At the Super Bowl rally, a driver named Mustafa, who declined to give his last name because he feared reprisals from Uber, said he expected to make about $40 an hour after the cuts.
They are refusing to move to the three transit centres because they fear violent reprisals from the Manus island community and that they may be resettled elsewhere in PNG or in another developing nation.
As a starting point, it should use its influence with the government to prevent reprisals against free media and human rights NGOs -- something it has committed to doing in its new human rights policy.
Experts on China trade policy said the long lead time could allow Beijing to discuss some of the issues raised by Washington without being seen to cave to pressure under the threat of reprisals.
"I am telling you we are prisoners within our own homes," said a Bamenda resident who witnessed the arrest of several of his friends and asked not to be named for fear of reprisals.
They seek asylum — Dheepan fears reprisals from the Sri Lankan government — and wind up as the caretakers of a rough housing project in a French banlieue controlled by drug dealers of North African origin.
But for this election cycle at least, it seems that many chief executives are avoiding public endorsements, possibly because they do not want to face reprisals against their business or industry down the line.
The electrical engineering student, who didn't want his name revealed because of fear of reprisals if he goes back to Pakistan, "has the potential to present a security risk" the now unclassified document reads.
At first wounded protesters flooded in with gunshot wounds or broken limbs, having been attacked by troops wielding staves and whips, said the medical students, who declined to give their full names, fearing reprisals.
SHANGHAI — As China tries to reshape the narrative of its fumbled response to the coronavirus outbreak, it is turning to a new breed of police that carry out real-world reprisals for digital misdeeds.
Shoppers and shopkeepers in Dandong — who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of Chinese government reprisals — said North Korean workers were a common sight, though there had been little sign of an influx.
Supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups who stormed the U.S. embassy's perimeter and hurled rocks in two days of protests withdrew on Wednesday after Washington dispatched extra troops and threatened reprisals against Tehran.
Prosper - who asked that only his first name be used to protect him from reprisals - searched among the jumble of bones and scraps of cloth, haunted by his inability to remember his mother's clothes.
Those with family still in Pakistan live under close surveillance and control by Pakistani intelligence, said the former Taliban commander, who recently abandoned the fight and moved his family into Afghanistan to escape reprisals.
Even then, he issued a carefully worded four-paragraph statement that said he would not "lament" the killing of the general, Qassim Suleimani, warned Iran against reprisals and said nothing about Mr. Trump's action.
The announcement had echoes of the tit-for-tat reprisals that were common during the Cold War, and the government of Vladimir V. Putin announced within hours that there would be a swift response.
"I was tempted, but scared ... I'd been told there were bad people offering such things and I didn't want to join," said Gregorio, who declined to give his second name for fear of reprisals.
"I was tempted, but scared... I'd been told there were bad people offering such things and I didn't want to join," said Gregorio, who declined to give his second name for fear of reprisals.
A federal prison in Waseca, Minnesota, that houses more than 700 inmates is still charging women for tampons and panty liners, according to an inmate who also asked to remain anonymous to avoid reprisals.
Guaido's chief of staff, Roberto Marrero, was detained in a pre-dawn raid on Thursday, sparking vows of reprisals from the United States, which along with most Western countries backs Guaido as Venezuela's rightful leader.
"There are worrying indications that reprisals have continued to take place, notably against the political opposition, including physical attacks and ill-treatment, arbitrary arrests, harassment, disappearances and filing of criminal cases," the United Nations said.
He maintains he had nothing to do with the attempted coup, and has asked CNN to conceal his identity and location out of fear of reprisals on family and those he knows still in Turkey.
"Yeah, a lot of people here know who they are and see them out and about," said a young clerk at a clothing shop, asking that her name not be used for fear of reprisals.
Twitter requires a phone number to enable two-factor (even if the token isn't ultimately delivered over SMS), which raises real concerns for activists publishing under pseudonyms, who may be the target of government reprisals.
"Most of us aren't as productive as we used to be, because we're more focused on how to survive economically," said the maintenance worker, speaking on condition of anonymity as he said he feared reprisals.
This framework has expressed itself in policy, in which Trump has extolled the use of torture, threatened reprisals against the families of terrorists and pledged to jail Clinton, a former senator and secretary of state.
At least 157 people are missing in Chilapa and some 34,000 throughout the country, human rights groups have said, although the figures could be higher since many families are afraid to report cases, fearing reprisals.
The four living former chairs of the Federal Reserve on Monday called for the U.S. central bank to remain free to work independently and without fear of political reprisals in a rare joint public statement.
With overwhelming Republican victories across the nation, Williams feared oncoming legislative reprisals against trans people like themselves—a fear confirmed when Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick began talking about the state's new transphobic bathroom bill.
Land confiscation and reprisals against protesters are particularly acute in resource-rich Kayin state, which borders wealthier Thailand and is seen as attractive for investment in tourism, mining and agriculture, HRW said in a report.
While experts say both sides would take care to avoid armed confrontation in the oil-rich Gulf, U.S. threats of reprisals for the missile test, coupled with Iran's defiant reaction, could ratchet up tensions dangerously.
The airstrikes hit pedestrians in the area of the attack and also struck a bus that was ferrying civilians, including many school children, the elders said, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
The group said it had tried without success to establish contract relationships with physicians, relating in court papers that doctors were fearful to enter into such an agreement with Planned Parenthood for fear of reprisals.
Mainly Muslim rebels from a group called the Seleka seized power in the majority Christian nation in early 2013, provoking reprisals from Christian anti-balaka militias and a cycle of religious and inter-communal killings.
Checks and Balances' members are effectively using that currency to provide cover for others who may fear professional reprisals from a vindictive White House, and to preemptively defuse attempts to paint members as conservative apostates.
The Sahel - the arid region between the Sahara desert to the north and Africa's savannas and forests to the south - has become increasingly prone to attacks by well-armed jihadists and reprisals by ethnic militia.
"They kept threatening my father that they will slaughter me because I'm an infidel and not a good guy," he said in a telephone interview on Monday, using his nom de guerre to avoid reprisals.
"We called on (Bahrain) to change its laws, to stop reprisals, also to release immediately and unconditionally anyone held solely for the peaceful exercise of their rights," de Frouville said, adding that they included Rajab.
Abdoulaye N., 22017, a Senegalese immigrant who, like other migrants interviewed for this article, asked that only his given name be used for fear of reprisals, was one of those swept up in the raids.
"It was the commander in chief saying this now," the former Venezuelan commander on the sanctions list said in an interview, speaking on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisals by the Venezuelan government.
Lungu did not name any church leaders who he believed to be responsible for the reprisals, but pentecostal pastor Jones Chiyana of the Lusaka-based New Life Assembly Church said anyone involved was not genuine.
The new directives appear aimed at detaining more of these youths after their arrival and speeding deportation back to their home countries — where they may face violent reprisals from gangs or other forms of abuse.
It's also a fresh sign of disarray in the administration's national security leadership that was borne out by repeated contradictions and confusion during the clash over the details of Iran's reprisals and in the aftermath.
When the Sessions campaign released a list of 11 former Senate colleagues who were endorsing him, they were all people who were safe from the reprisals and attacks from the president that most Republicans fear.
Instead, they threatened severe political reprisals to any candidate who would dare challenge Mr. Strange (thus keeping out others more likely to defeat Mr. Moore) and to any consultant who dared work for such challengers.
Protests erupted after Saturday's admission that the military accidentally shot down the Ukraine International Airlines plane minutes after take off on Wednesday, when Iranian forces were alert for U.S. reprisals after tit-for-tat strikes.
But by all accounts, the killing of General Suleimani has brought on the opposite: It was an attack launched by a disrespect for law and custom and it has led to threats of violent reprisals.
Many residents, including ethnic Russians, he said, opposed Moscow's land grab but mostly stayed silent out of fear of reprisals by thuggish pro-Russian vigilantes and security officials who flooded into the peninsula from Russia.
One Wuhan resident who asked to be referred to as Leya as she fears government reprisals for speaking out said she and her young son have spent days waiting to hear if they have coronavirus.
The airstrikes early Friday struck targets in the southern province of Shabwa and lasted more than an hour, said a local government official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to prevent reprisals against him.
"Of course they are technically right, we all bend the rules, we have little choice," said the owner of one of Havana's more popular restaurants, like others asking to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals.
Several carloads of Trinitarios, looping around Adams Place, zeroed in on a 15-year-old Sunset member whom Lesandro knew, one of his friends said, speaking on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
Referred to in Israel as "price-tag attacks", such offences have usually been carried out in what the attackers say are reprisals for Palestinian violence against Israelis or government curbs on unauthorized West Bank settlement building.
Difference from Obama His reaction to a day of searing images from across the Atlantic stressed just how different his reprisals to sudden global crises will be from the more tempered attitude of President Barack Obama.
"They asked us to help because they ... are afraid of reprisals and worried they will be dismissed from their jobs," said Tanjusay, who added that he hoped the ban would encourage other countries to follow suit.
The new documents reveal the scale of the opposition in the State Department, including the rare use of what is known as the "dissent channel," which allows officials to object to policies without fear of reprisals.
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations listed 38 "shameful" countries including China and Russia which it said had carried out reprisals or intimidation against people cooperating with it on human rights through killings, torture and arbitrary arrests.
Law and Justice, the nationalist party that rules Poland and dominates local politics in Belchatow, has made the quality of Polish coal a patriotic cause (one critic refuses to give a quote for fear of reprisals).
And yet, for much of the movie, Etty refuses to show her face, either for fear of reprisals, or because of the lingering effect of the stringent modesty laws imposed on women in the Hasidic community.
Inspired by British and American street artists Banksy and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Rodriguez said his creatures often have no mouth, representing Cubans' reluctance to publicly express their discontent for fear of reprisals, such as losing jobs.
Osama Bin Laden himself described and employed this tactic of "divide and conquer" in Iraq, attacking major Shiite mosques to incite reprisals against that country's Sunni majority, who would then welcome al Qaeda as their defenders.
"If you look at earlier cases, it takes several, gradual steps for unspoken reprisals to be eased," said an official from a Korean firm accompanying Moon who declined to be identified as the matter was sensitive.
More than two thirds of its health facilities have been damaged or destroyed by the violence since 2013, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power, triggering reprisals by Christian "anti-balaka" militias, according to aid agencies.
David Ngoy Luhaka, a priest and member of the Diocesan Commission for Justice and Peace, said fighting broke out on Tuesday when a Pygmy militia attacked the town of Manono, leading to reprisals by Bantu militia.
The country has been plagued by inter-religious and inter-communal conflict since 2013 when the mainly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power, prompting reprisals from the anti-Balaka militia, many of whose fighters are nominally Christian.
The new documents reveal the scale of the opposition in the State Department, including the rare use of what is known as the "dissent channel," which allows officials to object to policies without fear of reprisals.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A rallying cry to Iraqi Sunnis from former President Saddam Hussein's top surviving aide aims to bolster the old ruling Baath party's appeal with Sunni Muslims fearing new reprisals by Shi'ite militias, experts said.
One in five women in The Gambia have experienced physical or sexual violence at the hands of an intimate partner, according to the United Nations, with rape often not reported because women fear reprisals or stigma.
Samia, 32, who is of Moroccan origin and has three children but declined to give her last name for fear of reprisals, said she felt sick about what had happened, and feared a backlash against Muslims.
China itself, Mr. Fisher noted, had repeatedly taken reprisals against rights activists who tried to engage with the United Nations on its record, and had not cooperated with United Nations mechanisms monitoring civil and political rights.
In April, Mr. Trump designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, an arm of the Iranian military, a foreign terrorist organization, despite warnings from Pentagon and C.I.A. officials that the move could lead to reprisals against Americans.
The authorities in Iran strengthened their reprisals on Tuesday over the protests that engulfed the country last week, arresting "six main elements" accused of rioting in Tehran and penalizing Iranian journalists overseas who publicized the mayhem.
"This nomination could not be more timely as Hong Kong's long-cherished autonomy continues to erode, and Umbrella Movement leaders face reprisals simply for espousing basic human rights and freedoms," said Senator Marco Rubio in statement.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups who stormed the U.S. Embassy's perimeter and hurled rocks in two days of protests withdrew on Wednesday after Washington dispatched extra troops and threatened reprisals against Tehran.
Chinese official media excoriated the United States and called for harsh reprisals in editorials on Thursday after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation requiring a stronger response to Beijing's treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday fired a warning shot at a perennial adversary, declaring that it was "putting Iran on notice" after a recent ballistic missile launch, and threatening the Iranian government with unspecified reprisals.
But there is also the worry that a truce might lead to reprisals against their family members in the security forces — or end their jobs and the salaries that have become so important to their families.
Whether you go back to the Protestant settlers of the 17th century or the Tudors of the 16th or the Norman raiders of the 12th, you're already mired in an endless volley of recriminations and reprisals.
The new regulations proposed by the European Commission last year would bring in EU-wide rules requiring companies to set up internal channels for whistleblowers and shield them from reprisals such as sackings, demotion and even litigation.
Mr Cárdenas had revealed details of a meeting with the American ambassador, Kevin Whitaker, in which Mr Whitaker supposedly warned of reprisals if congress did not curtail the JEP'S power to shield former FARC fighters from extradition.
But the new tariff hike is sure to draw reprisals from China, barring an overtime deal on Friday, that could rebound against the President and US consumers -- especially in the agricultural and industrial heartlands of the Midwest.
As he crossed the line, Lilesa raised his crossed arms in the air, a gesture of solidarity with members of his tribe who have faced violent government reprisals to their protests against a plan to redevelop farmland.
"They said, 'If you refuse to return, you are on your own, the government will not help you anymore'," said Hassan, who, like other returnees, asked to be identified by his first name for fear of reprisals.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The four living former chairs of the Federal Reserve on Monday called for the U.S. central bank to remain free to work independently and without fear of political reprisals in a rare joint public statement.
Vallum feared reprisals from other Latin Kings members if they found out he was in a consensual sexual relationship with a transgender woman, the Justice Department said, citing statements Vallum made as part of his guilty plea.
Many of his friends' families have also been split by the looming referendum, said the man, who asked not to be named for fear of reprisals from ardent pro-Erdogan supporters or a ban on visiting Turkey.
The bloodiness of the revolt is frank (an endnote acknowledges that its targets included children), as are the awful reprisals inflicted as panic spreads across the South, here set to Nina Simone's piercing version of "Strange Fruit".
The act of helping her friend elope to marry the man of her choosing, and presumably one that would have evoked a bloody tide of reprisals, turned unwittingly into existential defiance against both local custom and community.
Meanwhile, Turkey's descent into what is likely to be a government witch hunt for "putschists" and massive violent reprisals means more anger, more polarization and a destabilized population that is more likely to seek protection from outside.
Meanwhile, Reagan played up the incident to rally anti-Soviet sentiment internationally, leading to a flurry of tit-for-tat diplomatic reprisals in the United Nations and the deployment of Pershing II nuclear missiles in West Germany.
Nevertheless, Jews across Germany are hiding their identity when volunteering at refugee shelters for fear of reprisals, adding another layer of complexity to a social, economic and logistical challenge that is stretching the fabric of German society.
"States have a duty to ensure a safe and enabling environment for the work of human rights defenders and journalists, and to protect them from reprisals," Commissioner Nils Muižnieks wrote on the ECHR Facebook page on Wednesday.
Yu told Reuters on Monday that he believed the revoking of his legal license was part of reprisals for penning the open letter, but that it only made him more determined to persevere with his rights activism.
The violence may plunge the country back into a humanitarian crisis four years after conflict first erupted, when Muslim Seleka rebels seized power, triggering reprisals by Christian "anti-balaka" militias, the U.N. aid chief said last week.
Some tankers wait in port for as long as two weeks to be paid, and sometimes they leave because of a lack of payment, said an oil executive who requested anonymity to avoid reprisals from the government.
China's reprisals to billions of dollars in tariffs imposed on its exports have, by design, disproportionately targeted areas on which Trump is counting for support in 2020, including agricultural states like Iowa that he won in 2016.
"Obviously a lot of people have been arrested and arrested very quickly," Mr. Kerry said, appearing to echo allegations by some Europeans that the Turkish authorities had prepared lists of people for reprisals even before the coup.
Washington's move to slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports prompted a swift retaliation from Canada and Mexico while the European Union had its own reprisals ready to go, stoking investor fears of a global trade war.
During World War Two, about a thousand Greek villages were razed and tens of thousands of people killed in reprisals by German troops trying to crush the Greek resistance, which had liberated large areas of the country.
LONDON (Reuters) - Staff working for lawmakers in Britain's lower house of parliament face an unacceptable risk of sexual harassment, bullying and abuse, which has been hidden because they fear reprisals, according to an official report on Thursday.
"Work, freedom and peace of mind are the main things," said Bobi, who declined to give his full name and only agreed to give an interview to camera with his face obscured for fear of possible reprisals.
"Change would be good to give opportunities to the opposition, so that there are other parties and freer elections," said Ruben, 51, a musician who did not want to give his full name for fear of reprisals.
In December, Leilana Farha, the United Nations special envoy for housing, said she was "shocked" to discover that Egyptians she interviewed in Cairo's poor areas a few months earlier had suffered harsh reprisals for talking to her.
Prosecutors across the U.S., who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid reprisals, said they had already been wary of cases that might catch Mr. Trump's attention and that this week's events had deepened their concern.
"We told them we'd also been attacked by Boko Haram from time to time," said Mallam, who, like several other witnesses, asked that his last name not be used to protect him from reprisals by the military.
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has told advisers that any reprisals must be direct, proportional and openly carried out by Iran — a startling departure for a leadership that typically carries out attacks via regional proxy forces.
This week's reprisals from Iran were not the end of the confrontation between Tehran and the Trump administration, but rather the beginning of a new, more dangerous and unpredictable phase of the long-running U.S.-Iranian hostilities.
"It is standard, in fact, that when a student exposes sexism or misogyny in their own university they are almost always met with horrendous backlash and ostracism, including reprisals," said Nina Funnell, a victims' advocate and writer.
A trade war could well destabilize the global economy and have consequences for the President's political fortunes if US stocks and growth take a hit from reprisals by foreign powers, in sectors other than steel and aluminum.
"I am here today despite the high risk of reprisals to Loujain, our family and myself to call on all states and this Council to demand the Saudi government immediately and unconditionally release my sister," she said.
As part of their effort to save the Iran deal, the ministers agreed to create a special vehicle that would facilitate legal financial transactions with Iran and protect companies doing business with the country from American reprisals.
WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - Canada and Mexico retaliated on Thursday after Washington imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports while the European Union had its own reprisals ready to go, reviving investor fears of a global trade war.
Canada and Mexico retaliated against the United States decision while the European Union had its own reprisals ready to go.. The Canadian dollar stood at C$1.2940 to the U.S. dollar, after falling 0.65 percent the previous day.
One 22-year-old resident who called himself Mahmoud - although he said this was an alias due to the risk of reprisals by the militants - described via internet messages how he makes the trip three times a week.
"There is something grotesque and entirely contrary to the Charter and spirit of the United Nations, and particularly this Council, that people get punished, through intimidation and reprisals, for cooperating with the U.N. on human rights," he said.
After the strikes, a wave of victims arrived at a local clinic, according to a medical student who was working there at the time and spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals from the Syrian government.
"The most important thing we need is weapons and government support," said Abu Mahmoud, 42, who like others interviewed at a training camp in Bashiqa in northern Iraq, declined to give his full name for fear of reprisals.
Canada and Mexico retaliated against the United State's decision while the European Union had its own reprisals ready to go.. The Canadian dollar stood at C$1.16 to the U.S. dollar , after falling 0.65 percent the previous day.
Peter Navarro, assistant to the president for trade and manufacturing policy, has penned an op-ed for The New York Times making a strident case for a much more aggressive reprisals against America's trading partners, including longstanding allies.
The detention this week of a former Canadian diplomat working for a nonprofit group in Beijing has added to jitters among Western executives over whether they or their colleagues could get caught up in tit-for-tat reprisals.
Nevertheless, one well-connected Saudi said that while he did not believe the Saudi rulers expected the embassy attack, they would have been willing to risk Iranian reprisals to carry out an execution they believed was fully justified.
The cabin crew, who spoke on condition of anonymity saying they feared reprisals if they went public, said staff from several EU countries were forced to travel to Ireland to open bank accounts in order to receive pay.
"Our captors are terrified of the thought of their own mortality approaching and are saying that they will take reprisals on our family," he said, according to a transcript of the video released by the SITE Intelligence Group.
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Business confidence among Asian companies slipped for the first time in three quarters, on mounting worries that U.S. President Donald Trump's protectionist policies would trigger tit-for-tat reprisals and undermine the global trading system.
"The Americans abandoned us," said Muhammad, 30, a Dara'a resident who had evacuated his home in the eastern countryside to dodge the airstrikes, and who asked not to be fully identified for fear of reprisals from the government.
It's difficult to paint a comprehensive picture of Western investors in North Korea; with few exceptions, they're extremely reluctant to discuss their interests in the North, whether out of fear of bad PR or reprisals by the regime.
LUSAKA (Reuters) - More than 50 people in Zambia have been killed in mob violence in response to a spate of poision spray attacks, President Edgar Lungu said on Friday, blaming church leaders for encouraging some of the reprisals.
But a picture of a new Murdoch era emerged in interviews with more than a dozen people who work at the company or are friendly with James and Lachlan, most of whom spoke anonymously for fear of reprisals.
Water pumps, treatment plants, chlorine injection stations and entire reservoirs have been abandoned as the state ran out of money and skilled workers, according to seven former and current Hidrocapital managers who requested anonymity for fear of reprisals.
At least five Mexican journalists were killed in retaliation for their work in 2019, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, and another six killings are still under investigation to determine if reprisals for journalism were the motive.
That is due to the high volume of cases, the fact that some victims do not share their home addresses for fear of reprisals against their families, and because relatives cannot always identify them easily after years apart.
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese official media excoriated the United States and called for harsh reprisals in editorials on Thursday after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation requiring a stronger response to Beijing's treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority.
"It may be difficult to understand for others but Shin destroys emotions and love among family members," said Song, a church defector who agreed to speak to CNN using a pseudonym in order to protect her from reprisals.
"I call on each and every organ of the Myanmar State to ensure that absolutely no reprisals are taken against any group or individual that is advocating for justice and accountability in Myanmar," Lee said in the report.
It was published just days after British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt joined his European counterparts in signing a statement agreeing to work to block the impact of U.S. reprisals on European businesses that continue to trade with Iran.
Gilmour told the Council that it was "nothing short of abhorrent" that his office had to keep coming back with examples of states victimizing people for helping the United Nations - Wednesday's was its eighth annual report on the reprisals.
Late 1980s A "prominent actress who played a police officer on a long-running CBS program, who was too frightened of reprisals to use her name," told the New Yorker that in the late 1980s Moonves asked her out.
Luis, who did not wish to use his full name due to fear of reprisals, found work as a bus driver on the outskirts of San Salvador but was perceived as an outsider and a threat by local gangs.
In villages from which Jews were usually chased away, for fear of German reprisals if they were let in, they could now eat and drink confidently and try to make the point that they were not hoodlums, but gentlemen.
Boeing on Wednesday urged the U.S. government, which has the first crack at imposing any tariffs since its WTO process is running several months ahead of the EU's, to restrict reprisals to European aircraft to avoid harming American manufacturers.
WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The four living former chairs of the Federal Reserve on Monday called for the U.S. central bank to remain free to work independently and without fear of political reprisals in a rare joint public statement.
Typically, the Kremlin deploys layers of surrogates and proxies offering business inducements, information or threatened reprisals that can individually be explained away by coincidence while masking the strings and guiding hands of the Kremlin's puppet masters and their objectives.
The suicide bombing in Turkey's southeastern town of Cizre is another reminder of the risks Ankara faces as its gets drawn ever more deeply into Syria's conflict, with the threat of reprisals from both Islamic State and Kurdish insurgents.
"They said that we have dishonored them and the army as an institution, and that it would be better for us if we withdraw the [appeal]," said the father, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
Burrow called upon businesses to do more to identify the risk of exploitation and slavery in their operations and provide workers with avenues to report abuse without fear of reprisals, and urged governments to ensure labor rights are respected.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday that the armed group began ordering elders and teachers in rural parts of the southern Bay region in mid-2017 to provide them with children - as young as eight - or face reprisals.
Potentially offending material is being removed from curriculums; trigger warnings are included in syllabuses; and even tenured faculty are seeing career-ending reprisals by wading into discussions or using words that could be construed as racism or sexual harassment.
But faced with an unceasing nationwide drumbeat of black and Hispanic men and women killed by the police and an intensifying danger of reprisals against officers, Mr. Bratton is now challenged to put the leash back on his ranks.
This is the only way that survivors, as well as priests and others working from within, will be able to report incidents of sexual abuse not just in confidence, but with the confidence that they will not suffer reprisals.
When police went later that day to raid the family home, his younger brother Ilham Ibrahim detonated a bomb that killed him, his wife and the couple's three children, the source told Reuters, requesting anonymity for fear of reprisals.
LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - People working for lawmakers in Britain's lower house of parliament face an unacceptable risk of sexual harassment and bullying, which has been hidden because staff fear reprisals, according to a official report released on Thursday.
"Considering the high level of censorship in China and the growing risk of reprisals for those who criticize Xi, it's difficult to gauge how much of a gulf there is between the Party's message and ordinary people," she said.
It could both destabilize the city's business environment and expose them to reprisals or extortion by the Chinese authorities — especially if they have ties to the United States and the country's trade war with China continues to rev up.
Iran may be betting that Trump will do the same again, but such a move might lead to a miscalculation if the President goes against type and could cause reprisals between the enemies that could spin out of control.
One of the witnesses, who agreed to an interview on the condition of anonymity, said he feared reprisals from the woman's brothers, who the police said were members of God's Favorite Children, a violent gang in the Melrose Houses.
Yet the latest dramatic evidence of Aramco's vulnerability, and the possibility of regional reprisals by the volatile Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, make it almost certain that international investors will apply a higher discount rate to its future earnings.
The attacks sparked two days of violent protests by supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups who stormed the U.S. Embassy's perimeter and hurled rocks, prompting Washington to dispatch extra troops to the region and threaten reprisals against Tehran.
"When he spoke about religion," said a neighbor who did not want to be identified for fear of reprisals, "he suddenly was a different man," describing in those moments a fierce and uncompromising anger about the treatment of Muslims.
"They come to your house, they ask you a series of questions, and you start to think, if I answer 'no,' they can cut me from health care," said one patient, who declined to be named, fearing government reprisals.
Read: Revenge porn message board Anon-IB was just shut down by the Dutch police Pentagon officials chalk this up to increased reporting due to a higher degree of confidence that reports will be handled fairly and without reprisals.
The Reuters team developed this network over about six months of reporting how insurgents recruited and trained villagers and how the military had responded with reprisals against the Rohingya community that the United Nations said may amount to crimes against humanity.
"This cannot lead to a repeat of last year's vicious military reprisals responding to a similar attack, when security forces tortured, killed and raped Rohingya people and burned down whole villages," Amnesty International also warned in a statement last week.
The cancellation caused a fierce debate about censorship when a leaked email revealed that administrators made the decision because they feared reprisals against Sciences Po students and researchers in Russia, citing the "current context of tensions," according to Le Monde newspaper.
Because last year, he wanted to litigate some claims against the FBI and the Justice Department told him, you&aposre under this gag order, if you expose things that are covered by that, then there will be reprisals against you.
The detainees in the Manus Island Centre have for two days defied attempts by Australia and Papua New Guinea to close the camp, saying they fear violent reprisals from the local community if they are moved to other "transit centers".
While Boeing has repeatedly said it will not take reprisals against its Canadian supply chain and workforce, the dispute between Boeing and Canada worries aerospace suppliers who fear they could lose future contracts, an industry source familiar with the matter said.
Germany has seen protests against the planned deportations in recent weeks as critics say much of Afghanistan is not safe and returnees might face reprisals with much of the country still under threat from the Taliban, Al Qaeda and Islamic State.
I considered including the Bajorans from Deep Space Nine, but they tend to whine a lot about how they were invaded by the Cardassians (which would likely lead to tragic reprisals against our own Kardashians.) Andorians are a different story, however.
The draft of the executive order would have eliminated non-discrimination protections for federal employees and contractors, according to a source who has seen the draft and asked not to be identified for fear of reprisals from the Trump administration.
Central African Republic has been plagued by inter-religious and inter-communal violence since 2013 when the mainly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power, prompting reprisals from the anti-Balaka militia, which draws some of its fighters from the country's Christian population.
"If before they shipped whatever came to hand, now it happens in a more orderly fashion, practically by appointment," said Igor, who asked to be identified only by his first name for fear of reprisals for speaking about the trade.
Trump has contemplated carve outs here and there, like for Chinese technology company ZTE, but the agriculture industry is so high value and sprawling that a carve out to protect it from trade war reprisals by foreign countries would be impossible.
Hundreds of Islamic State fighters and their families have fled to the group's de facto capital, the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, in recent days, according to several residents of that city who asked not to be named to avoid reprisals.
Congressional Republicans could, for instance, remove the threat of Trump axing his attorney general in order to impede Bob Mueller's investigation by making clear that any such firing would be met with overwhelming reprisals, up to and including impeachment proceedings.
"Donkeys are being stolen and either slaughtered in the bush or transported in a very bad way, without proper papers or public health standards," said a Kenyan veterinary officer who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals from government superiors.
The warning, from Ali Akbar Salehi, president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, went beyond generic threats of unspecified Iranian reprisals if Mr. Trump reneges on the accord, reached with Iran and six world powers, including the United States.
" He added that the release could endanger the officers and their families, saying it "will expose the police officers involved to a very real and substantial risk of harassment, reprisals and threats to their safety and the safety of their families.
The response highlighted the combined power of social media and video to help the police solve crimes, especially in places where many people are afraid to be seen talking to detectives for fear of reprisals by violent street crews and gangs.
Erratic in so many other ways, Trump was fairly consistent in opposing American military entanglements in the Middle East, to the point of scornfully bashing Republicans who got us into Iraq and ignoring recommendations for reprisals against Iran before last week.
His comments were the sharpest response yet from the United Nations to reports of brutal reprisals by the army against the Rohingya, a Muslim group in Myanmar's Rakhine State, after insurgents attacked border posts in October, killing nine police officers.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday said it had documented cases where workers building venues for Russia's 2018 soccer World Cup had been left unpaid, made to work in dangerously cold conditions, or suffered reprisals for raising concerns.
"Many people use pseudonyms on social media so that they can speak anonymously about sensitive or controversial issues, and so that they can shield themselves or their families or associates from possible reprisals by state or private actors," the plaintiffs wrote.
Residents of Palmyra, an ancient city known for its Roman stone amphitheater, say they have endured bombing by government warplanes, harsh treatment and summary killings by the Islamic State, and reprisals and looting by pro-government forces retaking the area.
Despite a pledge by the Obama administration to make changes at the department, a group of employees and advocates told the House Oversight Committee in December 2016 that a culture of racial and gender discrimination, sexual harassment and reprisals persists.
The ultra-hardline group carried out mass killings, torture, sexual enslavement and indoctrination in areas it captured in Syria and Iraq in 2014 and staged attacks around the world, meaning captives pose a security risk and are also vulnerable to reprisals.

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