Word: sanctions
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Just how the demonstration zones will work remains unclear. Chinese citizens have a legal right to protest, but they must first apply for permission from their local Public Security Bureau. Such requests are rarely granted, and most demonstrations in China don't have official sanction. The zones were met with skepticism from human rights advocates. Nicholas Bequelin, a researcher with the NGO Human Rights Watch, called it "a protest pen" meant to segregate demonstrators. "It's a system that has been set in place to deflect criticism about the lack of freedom to protest, the lack of freedom of assembly...
Another highly controversial candidate for sanction also managed to dodge a public bullet - for now. The prehistoric wall paintings of the Lascaux Caves in Southwestern France have been under threat for years from a series of fungus outbreaks that many feel were brought on or exacerbated by the French government's mismanagement of the site. The US-based International Committee for the Preservation of Lascaux (ICPL) argued before the Committee for sanctions, and its chair, Laurence Léauté-Beasley, says Lascaux "came very close" to being placed on the endangered list. Instead, the French government agreed...
...almost without knowing it that I fled to the one extracurricular activity I could find that could sanction my desire to be alone with the worry-free stamp of institutional approval. I had to spend two hours every morning alone listening to records; it was my job. While I realize it isn’t the bravest thing to hide under the banner of required aloneness, there is still something to be said for required solitude, for time away from Facebook and final clubs, alone in a basement, listening to screeching saxophones and melancholy chords. So here I sit, playing...
...Because Larijani's political comback certainly had the blessing of Supreme Leader Ayatullah Ali Khamenei - who wields executive power in Iran - an analyst in Tehran told TIME it signals that Khamenei, the ultimate arbiter in Iranian politics, may be prepared to sanction challenges to Ahmadinejad's reelection next year. Whether or not Larijani becomes a presidential candidate, he is likely to use his high-profile post as parliamentary speaker to question Ahmadinejad's policies and offer alternatives. That, along with Khamenei's ambivalence about Ahmadinejad's political future, could weaken the incumbent's authority and prepare the ground...
...Divinity School student who first conceived of the tour. Punishment for protesting an “immoral law” would be a badge of honor, he said. Harvard College Democrats President Jarret A. Zafran said the bill is “rank hypocrisy” and a government sanction of discrimination. He added that the possibility of punishment did not dissuade him. “It’s a small price to pay,” said Zafran, whose group is co-sponsoring the tour. “Not all laws are just laws...