dissident

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My own family fled after the 2021 military coup when my mother was put on a wanted list for being a prominent dissident.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

The commander - who is white haired and softly spoken - belongs to a small dissident group called Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Anna Kwok of the Washington-based Hong Kong Democracy Council, another bountied dissident, has warned that Beijing can use these diplomatic outposts to carry out transnational repression in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

A family dispute has also caught attention: his sister Badri fell out with her family in the 1980s and fled to Iraq in the war to join her husband, a dissident cleric.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 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