Collocations for repression - noun

extreme, massive, severe | bloody, brutal, ruthless | political | government, military, police, state

suffer (from)
The trade unions suffered brutal repression after the coup.

subject (sb/sth) to
Reports claimed that civilians were being subjected to ruthless repression.

~ against
repression against ethnic minorities

~ by
repression by the state

a target for/of repression

emotional, sexual