Departamentul Securității Statului
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Departamentul Securității Statului was the secret police and intelligence agency of communist Romania, notorious for its extensive surveillance and repression of political dissent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Departamentul Securității Statului canonical | 4 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency of Romania
ⓘ
intelligence agency ⓘ secret police agency ⓘ |
| allegiance | Romanian Communist Party ⓘ |
| commonName | Securitate ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Romanian Communist Party ⓘ |
| country | Romania ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
high level of secrecy
ⓘ
large network of informers ⓘ political police functions ⓘ widespread fear among population ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Bucharest ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Eastern Bloc security forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Bloc security services
|
| historicalPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
ⓘ
communism ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Romania
ⓘ
surface form:
Socialist Republic of Romania
|
| nativeLabel | Departamentul Securității Statului self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Romanian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive surveillance
ⓘ
human rights abuses ⓘ repression of political dissent ⓘ use of informant networks ⓘ |
| operatedIn | communist Romania ⓘ |
| opposed |
anti-communist movements
ⓘ
ethnic minority activists ⓘ political dissidents ⓘ religious dissidents ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Romania
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Romania
|
| role |
censorship enforcement
ⓘ
counterintelligence ⓘ domestic intelligence ⓘ foreign intelligence ⓘ monitoring political dissent ⓘ political repression ⓘ secret police ⓘ suppression of opposition ⓘ surveillance of population ⓘ |
| task |
controlling emigration
ⓘ
monitoring contacts with foreigners ⓘ monitoring cultural and academic life ⓘ preventing espionage ⓘ protecting the communist regime ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
arbitrary arrest
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mail interception ⓘ physical surveillance ⓘ political imprisonment ⓘ psychological intimidation ⓘ torture during interrogations ⓘ wiretapping ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.