repressive

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For journalists, activists and citizens living in repressive regimes, VPNs are a critical tool for secure communication and access to information.

From Salon

García Harfuch descends from a line of prominent government officials, their careers reflecting, in part, Mexico’s past under a repressive, authoritarian government.

From Los Angeles Times

Mamdani seems to have deftly prevented such repressive actions against his city, at least for a while.

From Salon

Since the early 2000s, asylum seekers from Chechnya have been coming to Europe - fleeing first the war and later Kadyrov's repressive rule.

From BBC

But Hasina has long been accused of enacting repressive authoritarian measures against her political opponents, detractors and the media - a remarkable turnaround for a leader who once fought for multi-party democracy.

From BBC