repressive
Example Sentences
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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
Min Aung Hlaing seems to understand that he no longer has the luxury of time, even as he dusts off much of the old repressive playbook.
From BBC
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