Meanings of repressive laws in English

The NLD, Mr Patel said, risked being hamstrung by the repressive laws they would inherit.

The build-up to the Winter Olympics has seen protests against the new repressive laws on homosexuality in Russia.

However, it still has to end the state monopoly in broadcasting and to repeal repressive laws around the media.

It cited examples of repressive laws or lack of anti-discrimination laws preventing these men from getting the help they needed.

While Lo herself was unavailable for comment, an online petition has attracted a large number of comments criticising Singapore's repressive laws.

The new laws will disappoint observers who hoped that authorities would reform, not simply replace, repressive laws dating back to Mugabe's rule.

Burma has been ruled by a military junta almost exclusively for the past 50 years and only recently lifted certain repressive laws.

They have included loosening media restrictions and other repressive laws, peace talks with ethnic insurgents and the freeing of hundreds of political prisoners.

During late 1969 and again in early 1972 plans to introduce repressive laws were stymied by public solidarity with northern nationalists.

In the face of repressive laws the party grew steadily, so that in 1890 it was able to cast 1,400,000 votes.

Repressive laws can suppress men, but not ideas.

Repressive laws were being used as a political tool to silence those who peacefully express opinions, she added.

Repressive laws about same-sex relationships in Africa Countries such as Nigeria, Tanzania, Sudan, Malawi, and Kenya had extremely repressive laws about same-sex relationships.