Political repression is the persecution of an individual or group for political reasons, particularly for the purpose of restricting or preventing their ability to take part in the political life of society.
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Oppression means to dominate harshly. An example sentence would be: His oppression made everyone watching very upset and very uncomfortable.
The current events in Palestine show people as targets of oppression by their government. The current events in Iraq also show the oppression of people by their government.
He spoke out against the Soviet Union's refusal to allow Jews to immigrate to Israel.
Social power
Mahatma Gandhi
Basque people
we have many kinds of oppression .. we have sexual oppression , social oppression . economic oppression , phsycological oppression
Charles Follen, Charles Beck and Francis Lieber
One who flees in search of refuge, as in times of war, political oppression, or religious persecution.
They migrated to these places to escape racial violence, economic hardship, and political oppression.
One who flees in search of refuge, as in times of war, political oppression, or religious persecution
Refugees are people who flee in search of refuge, in times of war, political oppression, or religious persecution.
No. The Soviet ideology was not based on the superiority of a given race or ethnicity. The oppression was based on political views and social class.
Oppression
Tyranny : oppression ::
The themes of oppression, self-aggrandizement, betrayal of trust, economic exploitation, political apathy and condemnation
Economic imperialism in China led to war and political collapse, while formal colonialism in Africa led to oppression of native peoples.