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dissidents

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  1. Persons who refuse to conform to prevailing political and social values.


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"These broadcasts also aim at humiliating and destroying dissidents' credibility while reminding the public of the high cost of challenging the state," she added.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Yusra Ghannouchi, the daughter of jailed opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, plans to join other jailed dissidents’ sons and daughters in The Hague on Thursday to announce plans to pursue action at the court.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023

It was up to the government to decide if the movement of the arsenal constitutes a violation of the dissidents' ceasefire with the government, he added.

From Reuters • Jan. 16, 2023

But his candidacy would meet one of the dissidents’ key criteria: It would come after they’d collected a scalp.

From Slate • Jan. 4, 2023

But dissidents’ excitement turned to scorn when they realized the 300,000 documents were little more than a vast collection of junk mail and petitions.

From Washington Times • Aug. 23, 2016

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