政治迫害,或政治压迫(英语:Political repression; Political persecution),是国家实体出于政治因素强行控制公民之行为,目的是为了限制或阻止公民的參政權利,从而降低他们在公民同胞中的地位。[1][2]它通常表现为侵犯人权、滥用监视权(如监视居住、跟踪)、警察暴力、监禁、非自愿定居(軟禁)、剥夺公民权利(如剥夺政治权利)、清洗和暴力行动或制造恐怖,如谋杀或暗杀、即决处决、酷刑、强迫失踪和对政治活动家、異議人士的其他法外惩罚。[3]亦可以书面政策之外的手段来加强,例如通过公共和私人媒体的所有权以及公众内部的自我审查。
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