In 1975, when Mrs. Gandhi imposed emergency rule, drawing the country into one of the most repressive periods in its history, Mr. Singh endorsed the move.

The 1950s were characterized as a repressive period in the country's history, but by 1960s, the local socialist leadership had taken a course toward toward economic, social and political reforms.

Her first novel, The Country Girls, is often credited with breaking silence on sexual matters and social issues during a repressive period in Ireland following World War II.

He continued his political activity even during the repressive period immediately after the coup.

The localists, 31,000 of whom were represented at the congress, wanted to retain many of the changes that had been adopted during the repressive period.

Released in 1960, is often credited with breaking silence on sexual matters and social issues during a repressive period in Ireland following World War II.

The 1950s and 1960s in the United States was an extremely repressive legal and social period for LGBT people.

During repressive periods, ideologists have often tried to deal with the crisis of confidence of the younger generation by criticizing the "social effects" of certain art and literary works.

It was in 1997, at the dawn of this somewhat less repressive period, that Fatma Sener first moved to Istanbul.

The election will be the third since formal constitutional rule was restored a decade ago, after a particularly violent and repressive period of military rule.