The move drew open dissent from his officer corps, however, and the guerrillas have shown little sign of compromise since.

On both sides of the barriers, Bulgarians found themselves testing how much open dissent they can tolerate.

But in a sign of a crackdown to come as protests continue, the regime apparently decided it could no longer tolerate the open dissent.

His remarks produced a few dark looks up and down the benches, but no open dissent.

He stopped short of open dissent, but not far.

The internet allowed images of open dissent to disseminate instantly.

There has been much debate, for and against, on the subject, and even open dissent from some laity.

Although open dissent is still prohibited, citizens privately criticize the Government in ways that would have been unthinkable 25 years ago.

By mid-March, several protests had occurred and there was open dissent in the army.

The government was not without its critics, though open dissent was repressed.