The phrase "a symbol of repression" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that represents or signifies oppression or control over individuals or groups.
Example: "The statue in the town square has become a symbol of repression for those who fought against the regime."
Alternatives: "an emblem of oppression" or "a representation of control".
Mrs. Ip's responsibilities included supervising the police and immigration officers, and she had made herself a symbol of repression.
"This place was a symbol of repression," Contreras explained to me in the studio, which still smelled like fresh paint from the recent conversion.
The feminist movement, Ms. Steele added, rejected the girdle as a symbol of repression, even as it fell out of fashion.
Ms Sánchez knows she has become a symbol of repression in Cuba, describing it as a "responsibility" that is "very hard to carry".
Saydnaya, the prison where the riot took place, "is a symbol of repression in Syria, and it's very difficult to get clear information about what goes on there," Mr. Houry said.
The airport's closing will tuck away nearly 100 years of history that include Orville Wright flight demonstrations, Nazi rallies and the Berlin Airlift, which transformed Tempelhof from a symbol of repression into one of freedom.
"I was raised to think sewing, along with ironing and scrubbing floors, was a symbol of domestic repression".
The ban's proponents claim to be acting in the cause of equality, that the burqa is a symbol of the repression of women.
Western journalists have at times availed themselves of the garment to slip in to difficult places.Some countries have restricted the niqab as a symbol of the repression of women (or a security measure).
Isis also appeared to have taken control of major facilities in and around the city, including the legendary military prison of Tadmur, the modern name for Palmyra, a symbol of state repression for decades.
Those who oppose the veil call it a symbol of the repression of women, but many of those who wear it say that they do so voluntarily as an expression of their faith.
