Repression in example sentence

The fresh wave of anti-gay legislation in Nigeria and Uganda (according to Amnesty International, homosexuality is illegal in 38 of 54 African countries) follows the recent embrace of official repression of homosexuality elsewhere.

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They meant to rule by means of repression.

And occurrences of civil war and repression have declined since the end of the Cold War.

He'd be appalled at the repression of half the population because of their gender.

But again, consider this: the Civil Rights Movement in the United States navigated a minefield of political dangers, faced repression and overcame, won major policy concessions, navigated and innovated through risks.

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