Sentence examples for focus of dissident from inspiring English sources

The Democratic Party, like all independent parties, is banned in Vietnam's one-party state and has become a focus of dissident activity and a target in the continuing crackdown.

The churches in the GDR were given a high degree of autonomy by SED standards and indeed became the organisational focus of the dissident movement of the 1990s, which was to some extent led by Protestant pastors.

The home secretary said: "The main focus of violent dissident republican activity continues to be in Northern Ireland, where they have targeted the brave police and prison officers who serve their communities day in and day out.

But the apparent use of the spyware to spy on Bahraini activists — none of whom had any criminal history — suggested it had been used to focus on dissidents.

Nor is literature a central focus of the new generation of dissidents.

But security sources in Northern Ireland said the focus of the police investigation was on a nucleus of dissident republicans in the nearby south Derry area – which has a strong Real IRA presence – rather than Antrim.

The problem is often most acute where there is a pretender to the throne, a government in exile, a neighbouring state sympathetic to a rebel cause, or some other focus for the loyalty of dissidents.

Argyll was eventually tried and fled to the Dutch court, which became the focus of both Scottish and English political dissidents and exiles.

Dozens of dissident judges have been purged.

A score of dissident leaders are in exile.

Kaplun, a veteran of dissident activities, was not impressed.