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repression

noun as in constraint

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noun as in stopping

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Whatever Pratt imagined for Indian schools as an answer to Indian persecution, the schools became, in the early decades especially, places of repression, punishment, and occasional savagery.

"Fundamental human rights reforms are urgently required in Saudi Arabia, or the 2034 World Cup will be inevitably tarnished by exploitation, discrimination and repression."

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By making the political personal, Rasoulof warns us that repression starts at home.

Over the years, Rasoulof, 52, had been a recurrent target of Iranian authorities because of the content of his movies, which denounce the Islamic government’s violent repression, permeating all aspects of life for its citizens.

The largest group of people with protection under the program, at around 350,000 holders, comes from Venezuela, due to economic devastation and political repression under the Maduro regime, according to the Times.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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