political persecution
Dissident suppression tactics
Political persecution is the targeting of individuals or groups by governments or authorities because of their beliefs, affiliations, or identity rather than any criminal conduct.
It typically involves imprisonment, harassment, violence, or deprivation of rights aimed at silencing dissent or eliminating opposition: She fled the country to escape political persecution.
The concept is central to asylum law, where demonstrating a well-founded fear of political persecution can qualify someone for refugee status.
- tortureDeliberate infliction of suffering
- show trialsPropaganda-driven mock prosecutions
- kangaroo courtIllegitimate proceeding ignoring procedure
- exileBanishment from homeland
- statelessnessHaving no recognized citizenship
enemies of the state · arbitrary detention · prisoner of conscience · whistleblowing · blacklisting · censorship · martyr · refugee status · defector · fear · ideological control · McCarthyism · witch hunt · dissident · thought crime · civil disobedience · Amnesty International · crackdown
- persecutionHolocaust, pogrom, genocide, pogroms, ethnic cleansing
- political crimestreason, sedition, insurrection, coup d'etat, coup attempt
- Red ScareHUAC, McCarthyism, blacklist, loyalty oaths, Joe McCarthy
- refugeesrefugee camps, refugee camp, displaced persons, refugee status, refugee rights
- rights abusestorture, ethnic cleansing, arbitrary detention, disappearances, human trafficking
- secret policeStasi, KGB, Gestapo, NKVD, Cheka
political persecutionpolitical asylum
Government-granted refugee protection
civil liberties · constitutional protection · human rights protection · political freedom · religious freedom
political persecutioncriminal justice
State apparatus for prosecuting offenders
due process of law · fair trial · due process · rule of law · impartial justice
political persecutionpolitical freedom
Citizens' governance participation rights
freedom of expression · freedom of speech · freedom of conscience · political liberty · civil liberties
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