Sentence examples for harsh repression from inspiring English sources

The United States and its allies objected strongly to Iran's participation, contending that Iran aids the Syrian leader's harsh repression of the 16-month-old uprising against him.

"Obviously the regime is trying to preserve its position by very harsh repression," Mr. Bildt said.

Faced with such rebellions, recalcitrant governments will respond with some combination of accommodation to popular demands and harsh repression.

The activists fear that attacks on the security forces will play into the government's justifications for its harsh repression.

The person believes the government's motive is to minimize accounts, like this one, of the harsh repression in the region.

The Serbs' harsh repression of the Albanian civilian population drew international condemnation and resulted in renewed UN sanctions on Yugoslavia.

The first decade of his government saw harsh repression by military tribunals, political purges, and economic hardship.

The situation inside Iran may appear calm, because of the government's harsh repression, but there are widespread workers' protests.

But so far, civilian rule has not changed the government's habitual use of harsh repression nor dented the delta's overwhelming poverty.

He was interior minister for four years in the 1960s at a time of harsh repression of dissent, when torture was used against detained leftists.

He ordered the harsh repression of women and the lopping off of limbs (just like our allies in Saudi Arabia today).