Authorities also began confiscating firearms from civilians. |
Police raided the headquarters of a group co-ordinating the protests, arresting dozens of activists and confiscating equipment. |
I mean, they're confiscating nail clippers and cuticle scissors and all of these things, and basically rousting people at the security gates. |
In some villages, peasant women were the main activists in confiscating landlord property. |
Nobody is kicking down your door, confiscating your icebox and saying you can't drink into the wee hours. |
Airports have brought in increasingly stringent security checks, and are confiscating everything from nail files and bottle openers to knitting needles and knives. |