These moves are often criticized by Chongryon as acts of political suppression.

About 400 Chongroyn supporters scuffled with police after they gathered in protest at what they called an act of political suppression and racial discrimination.

"What this is about is political suppression," he said.

Want to see real political suppression?

The major problem in these countries is the accumulation of wealth in the hands of a few, routinely achieved through political suppression and corruption.

Radio Free Europe carries Western broadcasts into countries where there is political suppression and so is considered a potential target for attacks.

Communism is producing political suppression while its capitalist road requires economic belt-tightening and its social policy limits families to one child.

It was a blatant case of political suppression.

The third would have to address political and media suppression, decreasing corruption and the brutality of their emergency laws.

This is to give a chance to the Iranian opposition movement by ending its political suppression by EU governments.