Category
page 1Political discrimination
cancel culture
practice of publicly shaming, rejecting, and ceasing to provide support to people perceived as problematic
political polarization
divergence of political attitudes to ideological extremes

disfranchisement
Disfranchisement, also disenfranchisement (which has become more common since 1982) or voter disqualification, is the restriction of suffrage (the right to vote) of a person or group of people, or a practice that has the effect of preventing someone from exercising the right to vote. Disfranchisement can also refer to the revocation of power or control of a particular individual, community, or being to the natural amenity they have; that is to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, of some privilege or inherent immunity. Disfranchisement may be accomplished explicitly by law or implicitly t
Berufsverbot
A '''''' ("professional ban") in Germany is a state‑imposed prohibition preventing an individual from exercising a profession, occupational field, trade, or branch of trade. It can be imposed in criminal proceedings by a court, as well as by the competent professional authorities, such as medical, legal, or trade supervisory bodies. Outside such proceedings, professional bans have also been issued for political reasons.
blacklisting
Blacklisting is the action of a group or authority compiling a blacklist of people, countries or other entities to be avoided or distrusted as being deemed unacceptable to those making the list; if people are on a blacklist, then they are considered to have done something wrong, or they are considered to be untrustworthy. As a verb, blacklist can mean to put an individual or entity on such a list. A blacklist is synonymous with a list of banned persons or organizations, and is the opposite of a whitelist.