Word: unrestful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...effect is that the South African government now controls everything that is published or broadcast from that country. The government's intent is clear: to censor the fact of censorship, to so limit access to information that whites will have no idea of the scope of unrest in Black areas. That goal may seem implausible to foreigners, but apartheid means "separation" for a reason. With few exceptions, there is no indication of unrest in the areas in which whites live and work...
...restrictions do not stop with the press. It is now illegal for South Africans even to speak in opposition to government policy or to discuss "unrest" in a private conversation--that is, not without prior permission from a government official. Big Brother could not have imagined more thorough subversion of freedom of thought and of conscience...
Ross said that drives for educational material were important because so many young people have fled South Africa because of the unrest around the schools there...
Mohsen Rezai, 40. As commander of the Revolutionary Guards, the praetorian army of the regime, Rezai would play a key role if unrest broke out upon Khomeini's death. Even if the transition to a new government is peaceful, Rezai's military forces could make him a pivotal player...
...pressures on U.S. companies to go further began mounting about two years ago, when the period of current unrest began. Shareholder petitions calling for everything from new-investment restrictions to a complete withdrawal became a hardy perennial of annual corporate meetings and proxy votes. During last August alone, more than 170 such resolutions were filed with companies whose stock is traded publicly. A second tactic used by antiapartheid activists was the selling off of stocks and bonds issued by firms doing business in South Africa. At least 15 states, including New York and California, and 116 colleges and universities have...