dissidents
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The prosecution says he used the Atlas database to find out information about people from Hong Kong who were living in the UK, including some who were dissidents and who were claiming asylum.
From BBC
When it came time to boycott “Scream 7,” the movie’s dissidents were not afraid to play dirty.
From Salon
Assuming it can be carried out, a swift succession is meant to signal to domestic dissidents and external enemies alike that the regime – or ruling system, nezam – remains in place.
From Salon
The jury heard that Wai would sometimes search the database for information about Chinese dissidents on his rest days, when he shouldn't have been doing any searches at all.
From BBC
She can’t afford to permit the freedoms of speech and assembly that an unconditional release of dissidents would unleash.
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