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• n  a state of forcible subjugation
  the long repression of Christian sects
• n  (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
• n  the act of repressing; control by holding down
  his goal was the repression of insolence

• This insecurity underlies the central government's heavy-handed tactics and rhetoric, even though repression reduces the country's stature in the global community.
• A devout Roman Catholic, he was shocked by the repression of workers' protests in the 1970s and made contact with small opposition groups.
• Last November, the Catalan Green party (icv) suggested that the basilica be transformed into a "center for interpretation" to inform visitors about the repression and suffering .

News & Articles

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• Iran president-elect carries reform hopes after routing hardliners
  By Marcus George DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's new president, a moderate cleric known for his conciliatory nuclear talks with world powers, will take office carrying the hopes of reformists seeking less repression of social freedoms and a more pragmatic foreign policy. Hassan Rohani is someone world powers are likely to welcome as the successor to hardline populist incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ...
  June 15, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• Voters Cast Ballots In Iran's Presidential Election
  It's Iran's first presidential election since the stunning vote in 2009. Back then, a surprisingly early declaration of victory for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked a wave of protests, followed by years of government repression.
  June 14, 2013 - NPR
• Financial Repression Making Serfs Of The Masses
  Financial repression is the technique whereby governments extract wealth from the private sector and siphon it to themselves. To the unsophisticated it is invisible. Crudely, a government makes it impossible to get a fair return for private sector capital and by doing so channels resources to itself on the cheap. A financially repressive state, led by such a government, will have an inflation ...
  June 11, 2013 - Forbes

Quotes

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• Condoleezza Rice in San Francisco Chronicle
  US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called the leadership change a "significant moment" but urged Cubans to undertake "an open and comprehensive dialogue about their country's future, free of fear and repression."
• President Bush in Voice of America
  It sends hundreds of millions of dollars to extremists around the world, while its own people face repression and hardship at home,added President Bush.
• Ayman al-Zawahri in 940 News
  If Saudi Arabia controls Iraq or Sunni regions of Iraq, "the Iraqis would then suffer the same repression and humiliation which the people suffer under Saudi rule under the pretext of combating terrorism - ie, combatting jihad and preserving...