If it does not, he said, Iraq may face punishment.

The boat people seem certain to face punishment once they are returned to China.

The two, who could face punishment if identified, said they thought their country would eventually reform and open up.

They'd rather face whatever punishment their own people have in store for them than deal with us.

Two questions now must be faced - punishment and prevention.

"If we catch people using paper, they will face serious punishment," said a Taliban official.

Girls who go to school or have jobs face rigid rules and harsh punishment at home.

It was not known which officials might face punishment.

Better to take a bullet in the head, he thought, than to face punishment that was protracted over days.

We will take them to a holding area till they are ready to face trial and punishment.