repression

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“When the pain becomes deep enough, the fear fades,” a 42-year-old Iranian woman said, citing five weeks of war and years of repression and economic crisis in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Singh and other Sikh activists are urging the council to appoint an expert to investigate transnational repression, or for existing special rapporteurs to focus more on the issue.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

He and fellow student Valentina Scaloni, 24, don't agree with the principle of US intervention but feel it was necessary to achieve freedom after years of repression by the government.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Iranian authorities have a formidable internal security apparatus, numbering an estimated "850,000 agents of repression", Pierre Razoux, director of studies at the Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies, told French lawmakers on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

He was a pilot, and years later helped fly ANC people out of South Africa during the worst periods of repression.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela