Collocations for repression - noun

extreme, harsh, massive, severe
bloody, brutal, ruthless, violent
political, religious, social
her attempts to combat censorship and political repression
the religious repression during his rule

government, military, police, state

suffer, 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.

escape, flee
Streams of migrants are fleeing war, repression and poverty.

repression against
repression against ethnic minorities

repression by
repression by the state

a target for repression, a target of repression

emotional, sexual