hard-liners

Some of the people we talk to say they are worried that things are going too quickly, that so-called 'hard-liners' will push back, or there could even be a military coup or something.

'No Intention to Retract' Reforms, Myanmar Official Interview Transcript 2011

An Animist among a predominantly Christian Karen leadership in a majority Buddhist people, a Pwo Karen from the Delta among Sgaw Karen from the hills, a principled man with a pragmatic outlook able to chart a course between so-called 'hard-liners' and those wanting to engage the regime, he developed strong links with other ethnic nationals and Burma's democracy movement, and became a respected and articulate international spokesman.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Benedict Rogers 2012

Iran's hard-liners consolidated power after former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani stepped down from his post as head of the country's most powerful clerical committee.

World Watch 2011

Experts said the concession to recognize elected village leaders in particular could be viewed by petitioners elsewhere as a reward for civil disobedience—and by Communist hard-liners as bowing to an isolated case.

Officials Offer Rare Concession to Chinese Protesters Brian Spegele 2011

"They hard-liners are saying we are the top and we don't care if we have a coalition—no more variety of opinions in the regime."

In Iran, Critic Leaves Key Post Farnaz Fassihi 2011

Mr. Rafsanjani's exit, analysts say, also grants hard-liners an open hand to name Iran's next supreme leader.

In Iran, Critic Leaves Key Post Farnaz Fassihi 2011

Either way, the changes are coming so rapidly that some residents now say their biggest fear is that the opening will go too far—and trigger a backlash from hard-liners in the government who fear losing control.

Yangon's Many Faces of Change 2011

*** World-Wide Iran hard-liners consolidated power after former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani stepped down as head of the country's powerful clerical committee.

What's News 2011

Some analysts believe there are sharp divisions within the government over how much freedom to grant activists, increasing the risk of a backlash from military hard-liners if the released prisoners become too critical of authority.

Washington Resumes Full Myanmar Ties Patrick Barta 2012

A senior Iranian cleric and regime critic was ousted from his post, further consolidating hard-liners' power.

What's News: World-Wide 2011