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"I urge the security forces to desist from the use of unnecessary and disproportionate force and to immediately release all arbitrarily detained protesters," Türk said in a statement on Monday.

From BBC

On July 10, the band asked the government to cease and desist the use of its recording and pull down the video.

It has also sent seven "cease and desist" letters, and invited four finfluencers for interview.

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The company was fined $18 million, issued a cease and desist order and directed to restore areas that saw environmental damage.

The problem is that the charitable foundation sponsoring the project was issued a cease and desist order two years ago by the California attorney general’s office.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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