dissident
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He’s brought in for questioning after allegedly conspiring with a dissident priest, only to find that his interrogator is a former student.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
Under the Soviet Union, dissident artists, poets and creators distributed their work within small, private networks, according to Ingold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The plotters paid a Venezuelan man to surveil the dissident around Washington this summer, the indictment says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
A man suspected of leading a dissident faction of a left-wing rebel group has been killed in a military operation in central Colombia, officials say.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
In some ways, it is easier to be a dissident, for then one is without responsibility.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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His death adds to concerns about the safety of Rwandan dissidents living in exile.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
His organisation has changed its advice to dissidents escaping Russia: the EU is no longer safe, it is better to seek refuge elsewhere.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Taught by L.A.-based artist and poet Kate Ingold, the workshops center on samizdat, a practice in which Soviet dissidents hand-typed literature, criticism and poetry to bypass state censorship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
While a handful of moderate dissidents are tacitly tolerated as a matter of expedience, most other heretics have been driven from the tent.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
In any case, Euergetes acted decisively, defeating the dissidents and importing vast amounts of grain to feed the people.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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