Yugoslav secret police

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The Yugoslav secret police was the communist-era state security service of socialist Yugoslavia, notorious for its political repression, surveillance, and imprisonment of dissidents.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intelligence agency
secret police
state security service
accusation extrajudicial killings
human rights abuses
politically motivated trials
torture of detainees
activity monitoring of émigré communities
surveillance of nationalist movements
surveillance of religious groups
controlledBy Yugoslav communist leadership NERFINISHED
federal government of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
country Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
geopoliticalContext Eastern Bloc and non-aligned movement environment NERFINISHED
ideology communism
jurisdiction Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
legacy controversial role in Yugoslav history
public fear and mistrust of security services in successor states
legalStatus state organ
method domestic surveillance
foreign surveillance
imprisonment
infiltration of organizations
interrogation
use of informant networks
notableFor extrajudicial persecution of political opponents
imprisonment of dissidents
political repression
surveillance of citizens
operationalPeriod Cold War NERFINISHED
after World War II
politicalAlignment League of Communists of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
primaryTarget political dissidents
real or perceived regime opponents
purpose counterintelligence
internal security
protection of the socialist system
suppression of political opposition
relatedConcept political police
political repression in Yugoslavia
secret police in communist states
state security
scope federal
multi-republic
usedFor controlling public dissent
maintaining one-party rule
monitoring intellectuals and students
monitoring media and publications

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Goli Otok usedBy Yugoslav secret police