Word: harshness
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...entourage), that saved Western Europe from the fate of Kiev. Batu decided to retrench and consolidate his rule over the khanate of the Golden Horde. Spread thin though they were, the Mongols of the Golden Horde ruled Russia for more than two centuries, and it was a harsh rule. Mongol tax collectors beggared the peasantry, and occupied Russia remained completely isolated from what the West came to know as the Renaissance. One unexpected consequence: the devastation of southern Russia stimulated the growth of the north, of the trading center in Novgorod and the nearby town of Moscow...
Justifying harsh treatment of Palestinians through Jewish theology has a few problems, the least of which is that it lacks finesse as a public relations maneuver. Telling people that Judaism sanctions oppression is not the way to defeat anti-Semitism, nor is it the way to bolster Congressional support for aid to Israel. Interpreting Judaism as a theology that says Jews can harass non-Jews whenever they want is also foolhardy, as non-Jews outnumber Jews by a ratio of roughly...
...nearly $100,000 for its first two dozen electronic shackles, which frequently transmitted false alarms or, worse, failed to signal when an offender had sneaked out the door. In Oklahoma a Justice Department study found that offenders sent to so-called boot camps -- military-style detention camps, complete with harsh drills -- were more likely to land back in jail than ex-cons who served time in regular prisons...
...went through very harsh experiences at the beginning of our life imprisonment. I was never brutally assaulted, but many of my colleagues around me were...
...visited by Mr. Jimmy Kruger, who was Minister of Justice, several times. I was visited by Mr. ((Louis)) Le Grange, who is now the Speaker of Parliament. Leading VIPs, both local and abroad, were allowed to visit me. The attitude of the government was contradictory. Despite the harsh treatment, they were prepared to have discussions with me. During the past three years, I started an initiative of talking to the government on the question of the release of prisoners and the question of a meeting between the A.N.C. and the government...