Let us not forget that since the Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1979, which replaced the Shah with an orthodox Shiite theocracy, many segments of the population have experienced repression under Iranian Sharia law -- of the many segments, in particular, include Iran's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans* (LGBT) inhabitants.
Every movement that seriously challenges the status quo eventually experiences repression.
This kind of war was identified as one during which the forces of socialism, which were considered as the forces of democracy, would probably experience repression and from which, in any event, they could expect no benefit.
Some had experienced brutal repression; some were simply drawn to bloody chaos.
"We've experienced this repression for years, so we are used to bitterness," said Emadeddin Baghi, one of the editors of Fath, a national pro-reform daily that was opened five months ago after conservatives closed an earlier incarnation.
Titled "The 101st Kilometer," a reference to Tarusa's distance from Moscow, the book chronicles just how many intellectuals, first and foremost the poet Marina Tsvetayeva, experienced Communist repression in this bucolic place.
The theoretical protection of language, cultural tradition and religious belief is, in practice, experienced as repression, uncontrolled economic development and inward migration of the majority Han Chinese to the regions.
Many young LGBT people never experienced the repression, but there is an older generation of men who closed the door decades ago and now find themselves transported through time, tentatively stepping out into a terrifying, exciting and puzzling world.
While Nicaraguan activists and civil society are undergoing and experiencing paralyzing repression, their constant demands for peaceful change need to be ultimately heard.
Since promoter methylation of Wnt5a induces transcriptional silencing in CRC cells (Ying et al, 2008), our results suggest that MSI and/or CIMP-high tumours may experience preferential repression of non-canonical Wnt activity.
Father Lam has more to worry about than most, given the repression experienced on the mainland by priests who insist on their loyalty to Rome.
