Meanings of silence dissidents in anglès

But the crown prince has also drawn criticism for attempts to silence dissidents and marginalize rivals.

Human rights groups have said vague state secrets and subversion charges are often used to silence dissidents.

Critics warned that the bill could undermine the city's legal freedoms and might be used to silence dissidents.

Since the unrests of 2009, the Islamic republic expanded its use of legal tools, including capital punishment, to silence dissidents.

Chinese authorities have long attempted to silence dissidents overseas -particularly from the Muslim Uighur minority -through threatening their families in China.

This justification for suppressing speech failed, however, because it "would effectively empower a majority to silence dissidents simply as a matter of personal predilections."