Repression is when someone unconsciously ignores or avoids certain emotions. Psychoanalysts believe that repressed emotions can have an impact on thoughts, behavior, and health. The concept of ...

The term “transnational repression” is increasingly used to refer to state actors reaching beyond their borders to suppress or stifle dissent by targeting human rights defenders, journalists, ...

A long-neglected language flowers in exile, novels and cyberspace, as a badge of resistance against the authoritarian regime. Illustration: Sanja Pantic/BIRN The Fellowship brings you long-form ...

You may repress emotions if you avoid them without realizing it. This may happen because of traumatic experiences, particularly in childhood. But you can learn to release and manage your emotions.

In 1990, George Franklin was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison based on the testimony of his 28-year-old daughter Eileen. She described seeing him rape her best friend and then smash ...