a target for repression

Frequency: 6.07.0 per million words

Someone or a group that is the focus of repression.

Examples (10)

  • The human rights activists quickly became a target for repression.
  • Minority groups in the region have long been a target for repression.
  • Speaking out against the regime made him a target for repression.
  • Any dissenting voice risks becoming a target for repression.
  • The independent media often finds itself a target for repression in authoritarian states.
  • Historically, certain religious communities were a target for repression.
  • The new law could make environmental protesters a target for repression.
  • She knew that her outspoken views would inevitably make her a target for repression.
  • Their organization was identified as a target for repression by the government.
  • To avoid becoming a target for repression, many chose to remain silent.