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When that request was denied, several dissented Wednesday — excoriating the deployments as a clear breach of constitutional law and the separation of powers.

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Away from the remit of the inquiry, there's also been dissent over who should be selected to act as its chairperson.

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But he’s often used the language of human rights in condemning China, Turkey and Venezuela for crimes against minority populations or suppression of dissent.

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The White House has moved quickly to punish dissenting leaders, yanking visas and imposing sanctions from Bogotá to Brasília.

A key figure in Tanzania's main opposition party was arrested Wednesday, the latest detention in a rolling crackdown on dissenting voices ahead of next week's general election.

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