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U.S. government moves to muzzle dissident voices
1. January, 2009By Scott Martelle | Associated Press, December 7, 2004 In the summer of 1956, Russian poet Boris Pasternak — a favorite of the recently deceased Joseph Stalin — delivered his epic “Doctor Zhivago” manuscript to a Soviet publishing house, hoping for a warm reception and a fast track to readers who had shared Russia’s torturous
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Suppression of dissent, Definitions
1. January, 2009Suppression of dissent — action taken in an attempt to stop or penalise a person who makes a public statement or does something that is seen as a threat to a powerful interest group, such as a government, corporation or profession. Typical actions include ostracism, harassment, censorship, forced job transfer, reprimands and dismissal. Suppression is
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