police repression

Frequency: 7.613.0 per million words

Repression carried out by the police.

repressionADJECTIVE + NOUN (meaning: using force to control people)

Categories:

police

Examples (10)

  • The government used police repression to suppress the peaceful protest.
  • Reports detailed instances of brutal police repression against demonstrators.
  • Many human rights activists have suffered severe police repression for their views.
  • The new security laws could lead to increased police repression.
  • Throughout history, police repression has often fueled resistance movements.
  • International organizations condemned the excessive police repression of ethnic minorities.
  • Victims of police repression are demanding accountability and justice.
  • Such acts of police repression undermine democratic values and public trust.
  • There were widespread accusations of systematic police repression in the occupied territories.
  • The documentary exposed the long history of police repression in the country.