Religious and political radicals held responsible for the wars suffered harsh repression.

But the government may have little choice, he added, since harsher repression or more generous settlements would hold dangers, too.

The party faced harsh repression from the Jordanian state.

The crackdown has been followed by four years of harsh political repression.

Many thought that it all could end only in catastrophe - with even harsher repression or an inevitable revolution.

The Nationalist carried out a harsh repression in the conquered territory.

Despite a climate of harsh political repression, he completed his studies and received his law degree in 1975.

He soon began a harsh repression of the monasteries and iconophiles.

There had already been more than two decades of harsh repression, from which the church was not immune.

The harsh repression against the activists has only added to their allure.