Meanings of violent suppression in English

It felt particularly poignant given the violent suppression of last year's protests.

But in neither of these cases did violent suppression achieve its purpose.

In Hungary itself, the insurrection and its violent suppression have become holy events.

Obviously, the violent suppression of social movements is hardly new.

The OIC suspended Syria's membership last August, citing Assad's violent suppression of the revolt.

The White House has said violent suppression of protests by police in Ukraine is unacceptable.

Then came Moscow's violent suppression of the Hungarian uprising.

Abazeid is the first Syrian religious leader to resign in connection with the current violent suppression of protest.

He also found that he could not count on the Catholic princes for the violent suppression of the Protestants.

They had spoken out against the government's violent suppression of environmental activists who opposed Shell's oil and gas drilling in Nigeria.

In Uzbekistan, memories are still fresh of the violent suppression of an anti-government protest in the city of Andijan a decade ago.

Congress initially passed the Voting Rights Act in 1965 to deal with massive and violent suppression of black voters in the South.

The US is poised to impose sanctions on Venezuela over the sometimes- violent suppression of anti-government protests which racked the country earlier this year.

He is the first Arab leader to call on Bashar al-Assad to step down since Syria began its violent suppression of anti-government protests.

Its violent suppression prompted the US and its allies to impose a no-fly zone in the north that allowed Kurds to enjoy self-rule.

Unrest in the Central Asian republic of Uzbekistan has spread after the violent suppression of a demonstration in the eastern city of Andijan.