Political repression
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| - | '''Psychological repression''', or simply '''repression''', is the [[psychology|psychological]] act of excluding [[Motivation|desires]] and [[impulse]]s (wishes, [[fantasies]] or feelings) from one's [[consciousness]] and attempting to hold or subdue them in the [[Unconscious mind|subconscious]]. Since the popularization of [[Sigmund Freud]]'s work in [[psychoanalysis]], repression is popularly known to be a common [[defense mechanism]]. | + | '''Political repression''' is the [[persecution]] of an individual or group for political reasons, particularly for the purpose of restricting or preventing their ability to take part in the [[politics|political life]] of a [[society]]. |
| - | == See also == | + | |
| - | * [[Memory inhibition]], the ability to filter irrelevant memories from attempts to recall | + | ==See also== |
| - | * [[Political repression]], the oppression or persecution of an individual or group for political reasons | + | <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2"> |
| - | * [[Social repression]] | + | *[[Amnesty International]] |
| - | * [[Psychological repression]], the psychological act of excluding desires and impulses from one's consciousness | + | *[[Death squad]] |
| + | *[[Denazification]] | ||
| + | *[[Dissident]] | ||
| + | *[[Forced disappearance]] | ||
| + | *[[Human rights abuse]] | ||
| + | *[[National Committee Against Repressive Legislation]] | ||
| + | *[[National security]] | ||
| + | *[[Police state]] | ||
| + | *[[Political killing]] | ||
| + | *[[Preventive repression]] | ||
| + | *[[Purge]] | ||
| + | *[[Restrictions on political parties]] | ||
| + | *[[Secret police]] | ||
| + | *[[Worldwide Governance Indicators]] | ||
| + | </div> | ||
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| *[[Sexual repression]] | *[[Sexual repression]] | ||
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Political repression is the persecution of an individual or group for political reasons, particularly for the purpose of restricting or preventing their ability to take part in the political life of a society.
See also
- Amnesty International
- Death squad
- Denazification
- Dissident
- Forced disappearance
- Human rights abuse
- National Committee Against Repressive Legislation
- National security
- Police state
- Political killing
- Preventive repression
- Purge
- Restrictions on political parties
- Secret police
- Worldwide Governance Indicators
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