Political repression

Authoritarianism is a political system characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of strong central power to preserve the political status quo, and reductions in democracy, separation of powers, civil liberties, and the rule of law. Authoritarian regimes may be either autocratic or oligarchic and may be based upon the rule of a party, the military, or the concentration of power in a single person. States that have a blurred boundary between democracy and authoritarianism have sometimes been characterized as "hybrid democracies", "hybrid regimes" or "competitive authoritaria

thumb|Atlanta Police Department enforce a curfew in Atlanta, Georgia, during the 2020 [[George Floyd protests.|300x300px]]

someone imprisoned because they have opposed or criticized the government responsible for their imprisonment

persecution of an individual or group within society for political reasons, for the purpose of restricting or preventing their ability to take part in the political life of a society

use of excessive force by a police officer

intelligence agency and or police agency, law enforcement office which operates in secrecy

acts of terrorism against individuals conducted by organs of a state

designation for political or class opponents of a state; term used in Antique Rome, Revolutionary France, Nazi Germany, Stalin-era Soviet Union, Communist China and The United States

armed group that conducts extrajudicial killings

unlawful secret disappearance

policy of political repression and violence against opponents

21-month period in the history of India

thumb|Russian Count Nikolay Yevdokimov, who organized the extermination campaigns of "[[Tsitsekun", designated Russian military operations targeting Circassian natives by the term ochishchenie ("cleansing").]] In history, religion and political science, a purge is a position removal or execution of people who are considered undesirable by those in power from a government, another, their team leaders, or society as a whole. A group undertaking such an effort is labeled as purging itself.

series of nationwide protests, marches and civil unrest in Burma (Myanmar) that peaked in August 1988

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legal theory that says that the national debt incurred by a despotic regime should not be enforceable

organized communist killing of large numbers of non-combatants

transition period in modern Chinese history in the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution, aiming at correcting the wrongs incurred during the previous political turmoils

the misuse of psychiatry, including diagnosis, detention, and treatment, for the purposes of obstructing the human rights of individuals and/or groups in a society

persecution of Jesuits from 1759 to 1814

divide and conquer process of threats and alliances used to overcome opposition

person accused of certain crimes against the state

thumb|A "Lion's Mouth" postbox for anonymous denunciations at the Doge's Palace in [[Venice. Text translation: "Secret denunciations against anyone who will conceal favors and services or will collude to hide the true revenue from them".]]

geographic area in which a sanctioning authority prohibits specified activities

1981 event during the Sri Lankan civil war

The Bedoon or Bidoon or Bidoun (), fully Bidoon jinsiya, are stateless people in several Middle Eastern countries, but particularly in Kuwait, where there is a large population of stateless people who lack access to many of the country's basic services. It is widely believed that the Bedoon issue in Kuwait is sectarian in nature.

thumb|A bust of MIT president Francis Amasa Walker separated from its pedestal at the [[MIT Museum]] Deplatforming, also known as no-platforming, is a boycott on an individual or group by removing the platforms used to share their information or ideas. The term is commonly associated with social media.

state in which a person is prevented from expressing their own sexuality or sexual orientation

process of a politician fallen from grace returning to public life

list of politically-motivated killings and atrocities committed against communists, alleged communists and related groups and their supporters

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forceful activities against competing ideologies and philosophies

series of political purges in the late 15th and 16th centuries

period of Moroccan history between the 1960s and 1980s

effort by a state to prevent political dissent outside its borders

Portuguese paramilitary organization under the Second Portuguese Republic

former forced labour camp

politician (1924-1967)

monument in Chișinău, Moldova

Eliminationism is a political ideology that views a group within a larger social group as harmful and therefore believes it must be eliminated—by separation, censorship, or extermination—for the benefit of the larger group and in order to preserve its "purity."

nationwide campaign of forcible slum clearances by the Zimbabwean government

interrogation centre in Morocco

missing staff from a Hong Kong bookseller

prohibition of a political party

Proposed monument in Chișinău, Moldova

Paramilitary group which operated from 1967 to 1979 under the control of Sir Eric Gairy

1960s–1990s right-wing paramilitary groups

Joseon rebellion (1589)