repressive
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Chilling effects are thus not only repressive – causing self-censorship – but productive.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
Levine Cava, the Miami-Dade mayor, said her Venezuelan constituents—Miami has the largest Venezuelan exile community in the U.S.—fear returning to a country where the same repressive regime remains in power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Campaigners have said the shutdown worsened longstanding human rights abuses in North Korea, whose government is widely seen as one of the world's most repressive.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
E2EE has been hailed by privacy experts as the best way to protect conversations from hackers, corporations and even repressive authorities trying to snoop on users.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
But Diem’s government had become increasingly corrupt and repressive.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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