Not every MP or activist agrees with the decisions being taken by the centre – but with a whopping majority, the risk is not about losing votes.
From BBC

After years of sustained public outcry from a nascent movement of Asian Americans activists, Lee was granted a retrial and released.
From Los Angeles Times

“Those programs were scare tactics, right?” said Sanho, who was a student activist when the government first invited “Officer Friendly or Not-So-Friendly” to come into the classroom.
From Salon

The president made it clear earlier this week that “many” more student activists would face arrest or deportation, too, for pro-Palestinian speech.
From Salon

However, in practice this might mean clearing encampments of homeless people, surveilling student activists, or targeting specific ethnic or income-defined neighborhoods.
From Salon