By the weekend , with the last signs of resistance quashed and the country 's internet connections cut off , the flood of news and pictures coming out of the country had become a trickle .
Since taking office in 1985 , he has become known by rivals and supporters alike as a machiavellian operator who presided over cambodia 's recovery from civil war and genocide but who also quashed dissent and outmaneuvered opponents .
Regional uprisings against the junta 's rule are often brutally quashed .
反对军阀统治的地方起义往往被野蛮地镇压下去。
Notoriously , when confronted with demonstrations in november 2007 , the government quashed them ruthlessly .
2007年11月,政府在与示威游行对抗时,做出了臭名昭著的无情镇压。
Analysts said the syrian government would continue to use violence against protestors , applying the lessons learned from successful uprisings in tunisia and egypt and the quashed ones in iran and bahrain .