...people who were imprisoned after the violent suppression of the pro-democracy movement protests.
在擁護民主的抗議活動遭到暴力鎮壓後被投入監獄的人們
2VERB 制止,阻止,抑制(身體的功能或反應) If a natural function or reaction of your body is suppressed, it is stopped, for example by drugs or illness. 制止,阻止,抑制(身體的功能或反應)
The reproduction and growth of the cancerous cells can be suppressed by bombarding them with radiation. [beVERB-ed]
可以通過放療殺死癌細胞來抑制其再生和擴散。
...the strongest evidence so far that ultraviolet light can suppress human immune responses. [VERB noun]