User blog comment:Zabuza825/Interview a Kolhari Refugee!/@comment-3993996-20150316155236/@comment-1490093-20150316210032

Q: You mention that there are no communists or socialists in Kolhar. Are they also oppressed by the government, and if so how is such oppression carried out?

A: I said I know of know communists or socialists in Kolhar. There probably are a few, I just personally don't know any. I'm pretty sure that like other groups they are afraid to come out publicly with their beliefs.

Communism as an ideology is outright banned by Kolhar's current regime, outlawed under ther 1963 National Security Act. Communists are given the chance to recant their beliefs, but if they do not their "punishment" ranges from 10 years in prison to death, depending on circumstances and the mood of the Party. If they recant, they are sent to a "reform" facility in order to "reintegrate" them, for a minimum of 2 years. This is just the Party's roundabout way of saying you'll be sent to a forced-labor camp for 2 years.

Q: What other groups are oppressed?

A: Anyone that the Davyl Jaw doesn't like. This goes from political opponents, such as pro-democracy and human rights activists, to minority groups, such as Muslims. Even among second-class citizens, which consists of all sects that aren't the Oklamar, the Samara sect has things worse than any other.