violent repression

Examples (10)

• The government's response to the uprising was characterized by violent repression.
• Activists often faced violent repression under the authoritarian regime.
• International bodies condemned the state's use of violent repression against its own citizens.
• Such violent repression only served to strengthen the resolve of the protestors.
• Witnesses described scenes of widespread violent repression in the capital.
• The memory of violent repression lingered long after the conflict ended.
• Many sought asylum to escape the threat of violent repression in their home countries.
• The history of the movement is marked by periods of intense violent repression.
• Human rights organizations have documented countless instances of violent repression globally.
• They bravely spoke out against the violent repression of free speech.