internal exile
Americannoun
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He noted that one of Memorial's founders, the late dissident and nuclear physicist Andrey Sakharov, had received the Peace Prize while campaigning against Soviet repression, activities for which he was later banished into internal exile.
From Reuters ● Oct. 7, 2022
Most Syrians still suffer in internal exile or as refugees abroad.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2022
It details the overlap of his life and career with that of his father, Ai Qing, a famous poet who was sent into internal exile in 1957, the year Ai Weiwei was born.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
He was subject to frequent scrutiny from Soviet intelligence, the KGB, and sent into internal exile in 1980 after he condemned the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2021
After three years of silence, banning, and internal exile, I looked forward to the chance to speak out before the people attempting to judge me.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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