pro-democracy activist

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activist
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/us
/ˈæk.tə.vɪst/
a person who believes strongly in political or social change and takes part in activities such as public protests to try to make ...
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(Definition ofactivistfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He was apro-democracyactivistsince the late 1980s.
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Since his university days, he has been a labour andpro-democracyactivist.
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Within this context, legal proceedings in military courts and arrests of labor leaders, workers, and other pro-democracy activists persisted unabated.
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The recent imprisonment of pro-democracy activists is unacceptable.
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There is widespread persecution, not only of pro-democracy activists but also of the rest of the population, 30% of which is living on the verge of poverty.
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It was actively involved in suppression of pro-democracy activists.
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His regime suffered opposition externally by pro-democracy activists.
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She and the other pro-democracy activists who had been arrested were charged with spreading malicious rumours, sedition and treason.
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