She declined to give her name for fear of Government reprisal.

Most, he said, stopped attending services for fear of government reprisal.

Nor would the author be safe from government reprisals.

However, other civilians were terrified for Government reprisals to speak openly in front of a camera.

Few Syrians would even speak on the record for this article, fearing government reprisal.

The aim of the mission is to provide protection to rebels who fear government reprisals if they end their struggle.

The report said that Chinese workers had been "a primary target of Government reprisals."

The journalists spoke on the condition of anonymity, fearing government reprisal.

Whalers face the threat of government reprisals should they start a commercial hunt which has been banned since 1985.

This provoked a severe government reprisal in the form of a ban on all performance art, one that held sway until 2004.