rebellion

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Seba, whose real name is Stellio Gilles Robert Capo Chichi, is wanted in Benin on charges of "inciting rebellion" after supporting last year's foiled coup there.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Several of the servicemen still jailed today were detained in a March 2018 crackdown in which agents from military intelligence targeted a group of high-ranking officers and accused them of conspiracy, rebellion and other charges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

India in the last two years stepped up its campaign against the last remnants of the Naxalite rebellion, named after the village in the Himalayan foothills where the Maoist-inspired insurgency began nearly six decades ago.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

"I also think my accent's come back a lot more now I live in England. Which is quite funny. It's like a rebellion," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

He was closely on the watch—as Blackberry had advised him to be—for any signs of disaffection or rebellion, but he could see little grounds for hope in the expressionless faces that went by.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams