Translation of "Political dissent" in German

There is a continuous clampdown on freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and political dissent.

The junta quickly placed limits on anything perceived to be political dissent.

After all, in Putin’s Russia, political dissent brings financial ruin.

The history of world psychiatry is peppered with diagnoses of mental illness based on political dissent.

The school system also promotes race discrimination and deliberately aims at the elimination of political dissent.

I believe that we should not try to conceal political dissent at this point, but rather that we should argue and debate in a transparent way on the direction of policy, even in times of crisis, as a service to the citizens of Europe.

A new law making political dissent punishable by a 20-year sentence must be withdrawn and the election result which plainly showed that the now banned NLD was the most popular party must be honoured.

The introduction of the concept of national security into legislation is also a retrograde step, in particular if it is going to be used to restrict basic freedoms and especially the right of political dissent.

If there is no acknowledgement of the right to disagree and the right to political dissent, then there is no freedom.

Political dissent is a right, it can never be interpreted and judged as a crime of sedition or as a crime against national security.

We must ensure that it is not used to curb political dissent as has been done in the People's Republic of China.

Other topics raised with China are the repression of political dissent, the arbitrary conditions of detention, the frequent recourse to the death penalty and the repression of ethnic minorities.

As my colleague David Byrne made clear in the debate on this subject last year, the Commission remains concerned about the use of the Internal Security Act (ISA) in particular for the suppression of legitimate political dissent.

By banning organisations like the Kurdish PKK and Batasuna they remove political outlets for dissent as an alternative to terrorism.

The resolution rightly calls for either the release or charging of all political prisoners of conscience, including the six political prisoners specifically named in the resolution, who have been imprisoned for exercising the right to legitimate political organisation and dissent.

But, at a time of rising international tension, there is a risk that Xi’s campaign could mutate into a broader assault on political dissent attributed to “corrupt” foreign influences.

There is no simple formula for regulating public space or safeguarding peaceful political dissent in an age of terrorism and globalization.

In the 1950s, Soviet influences (characterized by heretical clinical theories whereby particular forms of political and religious dissent were attributed to specific varieties of “dangerous” mental illness) dominated.

Moreover, the authorities have a difficult time tracking down and punishing people who spread this kind of "subversive" information--a term frequently used by the government to suppress political dissent--online.

As well as suppressing political dissent, these operatives play vital roles in the Party's internal power struggles.

On 3 April 2014 the Associated Press published an investigative report bringing to light how USAID was behind the creation of a social networking text messaging service aimed at creating political dissent and trigger an uprising against the Cuban government.

More and more, populist leaders regard their election by the majority of voters as a license to crush all political and cultural dissent.

While noting the Chinese government's concerns about alleged acts of terrorism in China, it underlined that the fight against terrorism should be pursued with full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and should not be used as a pretext for repression of political dissent.

Although not officially a single party state, political dissent was severely punished, and the only officially sanctioned political party was the Concordia Association.