Sentence examples for face repressive from inspiring English sources

Human rights activists and supporters of political reform in the country face repressive measures that included arbitrary arrest, detention without charge or trial, unfair trials and travel bans, it says.

Even as courageous young women like Malala and others obtain international acclaim for fighting for their right to an education, girls in many countries still face repressive, institutional barriers to going to school.

Despite the pressures of occupation and corrupt self-rule, Palestinian civil society has demonstrated its resilience in the face of repressive conditions.

In the poem, he said, "We are all Tunisia in the face of repressive" authorities, and the piece criticized Arab governments that restrict freedoms.

The "post welfare world" is based on the premise that welfare provision and the NHS cannot continue in the face of repressive financial cuts and ever-growing demand for services.

The 2003 Class of Nieman Fellows cited Chavunduka, a Nieman Fellow in 2000, for his courage, integrity and outstanding role and contribution to the development of the privately owned press in Zimbabwe in the face of repressive opposition from government authorities.

During the last week, as he celebrated his elevation in the church with 21 other new cardinals, he said he had learned about the problems that Catholics face in repressive nations like China - revelations, he said, that make him more grateful than ever to be an American.

Without a strong state or patron they are often hopeless in the face of repressive states or movements.

That Islamists -- from the most moderate to the extreme -- are in need of human rights activism in the face of repressive governments is taken as a given in Western HR circles and organizations.

Kabuki, in particular, was faced with repressive government action throughout most of its history.

From facing down repressive politicians in his home country of Kenya to touring the world to document human rights abuses.