Political Dissent

Chinese cities are known for tightening security and hammering down on political dissent in the lead-up to major events.

I was always interested to see how others who took a pass and later got into public life dealt with military issues and political dissent.

Opponents warned that Mr Najib's government would crack down on political dissent to save its skin.

Some analysts say the party's war on the internet is less of a priority than its more secretive effort to silence online political dissent.

There were fears the campaign might also be used by the authorities as an excuse to block online political dissent.

Political dissent is not what it used to be in the city that cradled the Bolshevik revolution.

When a country of 1. 3 billion has no political dissent. . . something is wrong.

The law contains no provision for any kind of oversight. It blurs the distinction between external threats and internal political dissent.

China in particular has drawn criticism for treating political dissent as a crime and has a track record of using technology to suppress it.

As a photojournalist who documents political dissent, this kind of action is appealing.

Neither state tolerates any kind of political dissent - nor does it see any immediate need for general elections.

It suppressed political dissent and oppositional parties, manipulated elections and militarized labour.

Police have used harsh measures to suppress political dissent or displays of loyalty to the Dalai Lama.

The job of the federal security services was to repress political dissent.

One way to prevent a citizen from posting videos of political dissent is to hold YouTube liable for material that users post.

And the one thing he is petrified of is genuine political dissent which he cannot control.

The government promotes itself as secular, but it is also autocratic and does not tolerate political dissent.

But when it comes to political dissent and religious freedom, the government has been unrelenting.

All year, Beijing's leaders have systematically cracked down on political dissent and cyberspace activity;

the government's tolerance of political dissent