Sentence examples for fear of dissent from inspiring English sources

Its fear of dissent around the 60th anniversary in October of the founding of communist China prompted even greater vigilance against sensitive debate online.

Authoritarian leaders live in fear of dissent spreading--because if people can keep talking about new ideas, they can start to act on them.

The matter is largely decided in favor of Trotsky after Stalin's extreme fear of intellectual dissent compels him to persecute scores of artists and intellectuals.

British actress Blunt puts a finer point on that character trait, praising Liman's ability to present his unvarnished opinion absent any fear of provoking dissent in his ranks.

Like the construction work outside Liu's home, the tactic is a reminder of the sometimes surreal quality to Beijing's fear and intolerance of dissent.

In short, the people tend to be a passive lot, who prefer to be led rather than to find their own way, a taste described by one observer as the "apathy of society".But if indifference is so widespread, why does the government fear a few lonely voices of dissent?

Gleb O. Pavlovsky, a political consultant who worked with the Kremlin until last year, said top officials were eager to crack down but feared provoking a new wave of dissent.

No organisation that criticises a government policy will be able to overdraw their limited ration of dissent without fearing a visit from the police.

But as whaling crews began cutting trails through the offshore ice with pick axes this spring for the seasonal whale hunt, there was plenty of dissent tinged by fear.

There is a clear intention to terrorize a population with the fear of being expropriated in case of dissent or criticism of the government.

"The government of Eritrea is responsible for systematic, widespread, and gross human rights violations that have created a climate of fear in which dissent is stifled, [and] a large proportion of the population is subjected to forced labour and imprisonment," the report said.